Published 2022-11-15
Keywords
- Mother Goddess,
- Worship,
- Deity Worship,
- Female Deities
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Abstract
Human beings are afraid of natural disaster and that is how humans began to worship nature. So, man first started worshiping nature and gradually they started believing that all the things that happens in this world are caused by an invisible divine power. There the worship of man began. Based on the fact that every natural object has a power, the methods of worshiping the respective deities emerged by setting up abodes for it. Deity worship continues till today based on the feelings of devotion, gratitude and faith. Worshipping a deity will guide a man to lead a better life and it helps to mature the ignorant mind. More and more people are worshiping female deities more than worshipping male deities. Female deities are worshiped in abundance because of their respect for sex and forgiving nature like how a mother forgives her children. Through this we can understand how much importance Tamil people give to women and the worship of Mother Goddess.
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