Kannagi
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Kannagi, sometimes spelled Kannaki, is the titual character of the Tamil in Ilango Adigal's Cilappatikaram, one of the Five Great Epics in Tamil literature. She is described as a chaste woman who stay
Statue of Kannagi in Chennai
Statues of Kannagi and Kovalan at Poombuhar
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
Kannakai's idol in Thambiluvil
Pattini
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Pattini is considered a guardian deity of Sri Lanka in both Sri Lankan Buddhism and Sinhalese folklore. She is also worshipped by Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus under the name Kannaki Amman.
Kannagi
…which mostly depict her holding an anklet in her hand. She is worshipped as Kannaki Amman by the Sri Lankan Tamils, as Bhagavati in Kerala, and as Pattini in Sinhalese Buddhism. The Cilappatikāram, and its sequel Maṇimēkalai, offer evidence that Kannagi was praised as a goddess during the lifetime of…
Marble statue of Goddess Pattini
Halpe Pattini Devalaya at Ella 2