[INDOLOGY] Identifying deities

[Rohana Seneviratne]

As Michael rightly says, these are Siva and Parvati with Kamadhenu. However, as far as I know as a Sri Lankan, there is no direct relation of Siva and Parvati to Kiriamma cult. 'The cult of the goddess Pattini' by Gananath Obeyesekere may provide details.


Best Wishes,
Rohana
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Rohana Seneviratne
DPhil Student in Sanskrit
The Oriental Institute
Faculty of Oriental Studies
University of Oxford
Pusey Lane, Oxford
OX1 2LE
United Kingdom

Email: rohana.seneviratne at orinst.ox.ac.uk
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I was hoping that someone could help me identify the deities in the attached document. I believe that they are associated with the Kiri Amma cult in Sri Lanka which is in turn associated with Pattini. How this relates to the actual image I'm not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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James Stewart PhD
Researcher
University of Tasmania
Website: http://srilankaobserver.org



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