- Place: Salem, Salem, Tamil Nadu (11.6643°N, 78.146°E) The Saptha-Kanniyar (Seven Virgins) of the Salem-Dharmapuri region are a widely-worshipped set of sister-goddesses, each with her own village-shrine. Offerings include the kappu-kaṭṭal (tying a yellow thread to the wrist as vow), rice pongal, and in some shrines, goat sacrifice. The first sister is the boundary-guardian; the seventh is the goddess of death. Daily aarati (dawn + dusk); abhisheka; flower and coconut offerings; eve
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
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