Invariably the priest in her temples does not belong to the Brahmin caste and the agamas for her worship are very much different from the normal Hindu temples. Toddy and meat are offered to her during worship. Thalattu Padava (1990) Unnai Solli Kutramillai (1990) Thangamalai Thirudan (1990). She is considered as a goddess who would punish, if not propitiated properly. Mostly her form in the temple is ferocious. While most of the people believe that she is the goddess Kali (created by goddess Parvathy to kill Raktha Bheeja) or the form of Renuka Devi who was the mother of Parasurama, some people believe that she is Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas and yet others believe that she is Vasugi, the wife of Thiruvalluvar. Mari, Mariyamma and Marikamba, all denote a grama devata (village goddess) who is very popular in most of the villages of South India.
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