Vasoorimala
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Vasoorimala is a female deity worshiped in many parts of Kerala and Kodagu region of Karnataka. She is worshipped as an Upa Devata (sub-deity) in Bhadrakali or Shiva temples. Vasoorimala is believed to be a deity that prevents contagious diseases like smallpox, chickenpox, and measles. In North Kerala, Vasoorimala is worshipped and performed as Vasoorimala Theyyam. According to myths, Manodari, wife of Asura named Darikan was later named as Vasoorimala.
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- Hindu
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- A depiction of Vasoorimala in Theyyam
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- Vasoorimala
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- Hinduism
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- Darikan (Asura)
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.region
- Kerala, India
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- Etymology
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- Myth
- Wife of Darikan
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- Vasoorimala Theyyam
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Vasoorimala is a female deity worshiped in many parts of Kerala and Kodagu region of Karnataka. She is worshipped as an Upa Devata (sub-deity) in Bhadrakali or Shiva temples. Vasoorimala is believed to be a deity that prevents contagious diseases like smallpox, chickenpox, and measles. In North Kerala, Vasoorimala is worshipped and performed as Vasoorimala Theyyam. According to myths, Manodari, wife of Asura named Darikan was later named as Vasoorimala.
==Etymology== Vasoori is the Malayalam word for the disease smallpox. Vasoorimala literally means a chain of pox pustules.