Kaṇṇagi Amman
Deities

Kaṇṇagi Amman

Kaṇṇagi — Silappatikāram heroine deified

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

Kaṇṇagi Amman

Tradition

Hindu / Tamil / Shakta

Location

  • Poompuhar, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu (11.1514°N, 79.8544°E)

Sacred Narrative

Kaṇṇagi — the heroine of the Tamil epic Silappatikāram (5th c. CE) — avenged her husband's unjust execution by burning Madurai with her torn breast. She is deified as Pattinī Deivam across Tamil Nadu and Kodungallur Bhagavathi of Kerala, and as Pattini-Devale in Sri Lanka. Her Poompuhar statue (2001) faces the sea at her birthplace.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Kannagiye Namah
Offerings
flowerscoconutfruitssilk cloth
Sacred colours
redgoldwhite

📖 Stories

  • Kannagi — The Anklet Queen
    Kannagi, heroine of Tamil epic Silappatikaram (5th c.), avenged her husband's unjust execution by burning Madurai with her torn breast. She is deified as Pattini Devam across Tamil Nadu and as Kodungallur Bhagavathi in Kerala.
    — Silappatikaram

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• morning puja
• evening aarati
Puja sequence
  1. flowers
  2. coconut
  3. fruits
  4. silk cloth

🛕 Principal Temples

  • Kannagi Temple, PoompuharMedieval
    📍 Poompuhar, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
    11.1514°, 79.8544° — view on map
    Festivals: Pattini Festival · Annual festival
    Heroine of Silappatikaram deified as Pattini Devam; birthplace shrine facing sea

🎊 Festivals

  • Pattini Festival
    Vaishakha (Apr–May) · 5–7 days