Somalamma, also called Somanalamma and Somanayaki Amma, is a Hindu devi (goddess) who protects soma and gives soma to her devotees to relieve their health and mental symptoms.
Soma
Soma (), or Haoma (Avestan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was an important ritual drink for early Indo-Iranian peoples, and the later Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which contains many hymns praising its energising qualities. In the Avesta, haoma has an entire Yasht dedicated to it.
In the Vedas, soma is personified as sacred and divine (deva). The god, the drink, and the plant probably referred to the same entity, or at least the difference was ambiguous. In this aspect, soma is similar to the Greek ambrosia (cognate to amrita); it is what the gods drink and what makes them deities. Indra and Agni are portrayed as consuming Soma in copious quantities. The consumption of soma by human beings was probably under the belief that it bestowed divine qualities on them.
Temples The goddess Somalamma temples are mainly governed by the Goud communities. Every year, there is a gathering of many of her devotees in various temples in Andhra Pradesh.
Somalamma temple, Gaigalapadu, Kakinada Somalamma temple Rajamundry-533103 Somalamma temple Jangareddy Gudem, West Godavari Somalamma temple Undrajavaram,Denduluru Mandal,Eluru District Somajiguda, Hyderabad Somaram, Somavaram, Warangal Somaram, Somavaram, Nalgonda Somarajapuram, Kothuru, Srikakulam Somavaram, Chatrai mandal, Krishna dt Somavaram Nandigama mandal Somavarappadu, Pedaparupudi mandal Somasundarapalem, Tenali, Guntur dt Somavaram, Wyra mandal, Khammam Somaram, Saidapur mandal, Karim Nagar Somanpalle, Jagityal mandal Somaram Tidwai, Nizamabad dt Somapuram, Gadivemula, Kurnool Somalavandlapalli, Talupula, Ananthapur Somalapuram, Dhirehal Somaghtta, Chilamattu Somapuram, Pedduru, Chittoor Somanadhapuram, Penumur mandal Somalagadda village, Madanapalle mandal Somarajulapalle, Kvpalle mandal
See also Renuka
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