Amman, Ammaṉ, Ammāṉ: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Amman is the name of deity as found depicted in the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai (or Madura), which represents a sacred place for the worship of The Goddess (Devī).—Amman is represented seated with folded legs. Her four hands hold kapittha-hasta. The upper two hands hold pāśa (left) and aṅkuśa (right) and the other two hands hold flowers. In iconographic terms, she is represented in padmāsana pose, with the hands in kaṭaka-hasta. To the left of the golden lilly tank, there is the image of Tirunīṟṟu (holy ash) Vin āyaka. He is fully in white colour. The body postures are the same as described earlier. In the rear corner of the tank is the sannidhi for Kāśi Viśvanāthar Visālākṣī Amman, Śiva sannidhi with liṅga in it, and Siddhi Vin āyaka with his normal features. There is an entrance to the left of Siddhi Vināyaka that leads to the sanctum of Mīnākṣi Amman.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Tamil dictionary
Ammaṉ (அம்மன்) noun < அம்மனை¹. [ammanai¹.]
1. Goddess; தேவதை. அம்மன் சன்னிதி. [thevathai. amman sannithi.]
2. See அம்மை¹ [ammai¹],
5. Local usage
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Ammāṉ (அம்மான்) noun < idem.
1. Mother's brother, maternal uncle; தாயுடன் பிறந்தவன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thayudan piranthavan. (pingalagandu)]
2. Wife's father; பெண்கொடுத்தவன். [penkoduthavan.] Local usage
3. Husband of father’s sister; அத்தை கணவன். [athai kanavan.] Local usage
4. Father; தகப்பன். மலரோனம்மான் [thagappan. malaronamman] (கம்பராமாயணம் மாரீசன். [kambaramayanam marisan.] 220).
5. God, as father; கடவுள். ஆழி யங்கைக் கருமேனி யம்மான் [kadavul. azhi yangaig karumeni yamman] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 5, 1, 6).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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