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Pattini (Sinhala: පත්තිනි දෙවියෝ, lit. '
Pattiṉi Deviyō', Tamil: கண்ணகி அம்மன், lit. 'Kaṇṇaki Am'man'), is
considered a
guardian deity of Sri
Lanka in...
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worshiped as a
goddess in
select regions. She is
worshiped as a
goddess Pattini in Sri
Lanka in
Sinhalese Buddhism, and as
Kannaki Amman by the Sri Lankan...
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Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya is a
historic temple situated in
Nawagamuwa in
Colombo District, Sri Lanka.
Considering its
importance in historical, architectural...
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Lindamulla Pattini Devalaya (Sinhala: ළිඳමුල්ල පත්තිනි දේවාලය) is an
ancient Devalaya,
situated in
Badulla Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka. It lies...
- goddess,
sometimes invoked to
fight disease, and a maid of the
Goddess Pattini. In
Sinhala Buddhism, her
origin is
explained through her
arriving at Munneśvaram...
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Halpe Pattini Devalaya is an
ancient Devalaya,
situated in Ella
Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka. It lies on
Badulla –
Bandarawela main road, approximately...
- of
Cenkuttuvan to
north India to
bring a
stone from
which to
carve the
Pattini idol (scholars are of the
opinion that the
patikam is a
later interpolation...
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Indian politics, and for
possibly introducing the cult of the
goddess Pattini to Sri Lanka. The
primary source for his
reign is the Mahavamsa, though...
- go to the Himalayas,
bring a stone,
carve her image, call her
goddess Pattini,
dedicate a temple,
order daily prayers, and
perform a
royal sacrifice...
- on
their shoulders. The
fifth and
final procession is from the
Pattini Devale (
Pattini being a
goddess ****ociated with the cure of
infectious diseases...
