Grandmother Goddess
Kirati · deity · mythic / cult continuous to present · deity
Kirati (Limbu/Yakthung) ancestral grandmother-goddess; the form 'Sammang' (sam = soul/spirit, mang = deity) marks a deity-class spirit, so classed as deity. She is the maternal/earth aspect of Tagera Ningwaphuma and the namesake of the religion Yumaism (Yuma Samyo). Worshipped especially at the autumn harvest festival Chasok Tangnam.
Domains
- ancestral motherhood
- earth fertility
Powers
- guard and nurture the Limbu people as their grandmother
Epithets
- Yuma Sammang
- Yuma
Relations
- spouse: Ancestral War-God