The song written in a folk music style does not obey any rules of lullabies except that it is aimed at soothing the Mariamman rather than the baby.Ĭlick here to download the Mariamman Thalattu One such form of devotion to the goddess is the singing of “Mariamman Thalattu” (Lullaby to Mariamman) accompanied by the fast-playing of a small drum. So why sing the lullaby Mariamman Thalattu? She is considered as the protector (kaval deivam) by many people residing in South India. Mariamman is very popular in South India. Mariamman is worshipped in accordance with the local Agamas as Pidari or the Gramadevata. Her worship mainly focuses on bringing rains and curing diseases like cholera, smallpox, and chickenpox. Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of “Aadi” throughout the Tamil Nadu with the largest being Aadi Thiruvizha.

Māri is closely associated with the Hindu goddesses Parvati and Durga as well as with her North Indian counterpart Shitala Devi.

She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu. Māri also is known as Mariamman and Mariaai, both meaning “Mother Mari”, spelt also Maariamma, or simply Amman or Aatha (“mother”) is the South Indian Hindu goddess of the rain. Mostly her form in the temple is ferocious where she is considered as a goddess who would punish, if not propitiated properly. 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. One such form of devotion to the Hindu goddess Mariamman is the singing of the Mariamman Thalattu a lullaby accompanied by fast-playing of a small drum.Mari, Mariyamma and Marikamba, all refer to the popular Hindu village goddess of South Indian Hindus.

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