Her worship mainly focuses on bringing rains and curing diseases like cholera, smallpox, and chicken pox. Throughout the Tamil Nadu and deccan region, grand festival known as "Aadi Thiruvizha" are taken for Maariamman. Festivities for her happen during the late summer, early autumn season of "Aadi". It is said that when Kali went to Southern India as Mariamman, Bhairava followed her as Madurai Veeran. Goddess Mariamman is considered by many to be the South Indian Incarnation of Goodess Kali. Māri is closely associated with the Hindu goddesses Parvati and Durga as well as with her North Indian counterpart Shitaladevi. She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Māri ( Tamil: மாரி), also known as Mariamman ( Tamil: மாரியம்மன்) and Mariaai ( Marathi: मरी आई), both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma ( Tamil: மாரியம்மா), or simply Amman or Aatha ( Tamil: அம்மன், "mother") is the South Indian Hindu goddess of rain. Om Seethalayai Vidmahe, Supha Hastayai Dhimahi, Tanno Mari Prachodayaat.
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