Devanagari द्रौपदी अम्मान Affiliation Pancha Kanya | Sanskrit transliteration draupadī ammaana Consort Pandavas | |
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Mantra Om mahasacaktyai sa vitmahe Vanni tehayai sa timahi Pracotayat tanno panchali Children Upapandavas (sons), Pragiti (daughter), Shutanu (daughter) | ||
Draupati Amman is a goddess from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, namely Draupadi, primarily worshipped by the Tamil people of India, Sri Lanka and other countries. Draupati was the wife of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahābhārata epic.
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As Village Deity/ Grama Devatha/ Kula Devatha
The Draupati Amman cult (or Draupati sect) is a regional Hindu tradition in which a community of people worship Draupati Amman as a village goddess with unique rituals and mythologies.
There are many shrines for Goddess Draupadi, spread in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. One of the shrines, where She is a Grama-Devatha and Kula-Devatha to many, is located in one of the small villages of Tamil Nadu.
The village is named KONDAL, Mayiladuthurai Taluk, Nagapattinam District, Nidur P.O, Tamil Nadu.
There are more details about Goddess and way to the shrine at:
http://blog.thitherwards.com/draupadi/
Draupadi Amman Thunai
May Her blessing be always on you all!!
Incarnation of Kali
There is popular belief in South India that Draupadi was also an incarnation of Maha Kali, who was born to assist Lord Krishna (who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu , who is the brother of Goddess Parvati) to destroy all the arrogant Kings of India. That is why they are considered brother and sister although they were not born from the same mother. As she is Goddess Kali 's incarnation ,she is worshipped as a goddess. Being the sister of Lord Krishna, she is akin to the goddess Subhadra
Fire walking ritual
Fire walking or theemithi is a popular ritual enacted at Draupati Amman temples.
Location
There are number of temples dedicated to Draupati Amman in Tamil Nadu, Singapore and Sri Lanka.