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