Pattini

Pattini
Other namesPattini Deviyo
AffiliationKannaki Amman
Symbol
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Pattini (Sinhala: පත්තිනි දෙවියෝ, romanized: Pattiṉi Deviyō, Tamil: கண்ணகி அம்மன், romanized: Kaṇṇaki Ammaṉ) is considered a guardian deity of Sri Lanka in both Sri Lankan Buddhism and Sinhalese folklore. She is also worshipped by Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus under the name Kannaki Amman.

Pattini is regarded as the patron goddess of fertility and health, especially as a protector against smallpox, which is referred to in Sinhala as deviyange ledé ("the divine affliction").

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