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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 Sri
Lanka and in
Southwestern India,
known as
Pattini in
Sinhalese Buddhism,
Kannaki Amman by the Sri
Lankan Tamil people, and...
- 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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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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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...
- The
temple is
dedicated to
goddess Mangaladevi, also
known as Kannagi-
Pattini.
Secondary shrines are
dedicated to
Karuppa Swamy, lord
Shiva and Ganapathy...
- on
their shoulders. The
fifth and
final procession is from the
Pattini Devale (
Pattini being a
goddess ****ociated with the cure of
infectious diseases...
- Land
Tenure in
Village Ceylon, Medusa's Hair, The Cult of the
Goddess Pattini,
Buddhism Transformed (coauthor), The Work of Culture, The
Apotheosis of...
- Chenkuttuvan's
expedition to
bring the
sacred stone for the
creation of the
Pattini idol,
during which he
defeated and
killed an Arya king.
Scholars believe...
