Renuka

Renuka
Renuka
Goddess of the Fallen
	The Mahur shrine of Renuka, venerated as a Shakti Pitha (a shrine of Mahadevi)
Devanagari	रेणुका
Sanskrit transliteration	Rénûka
Affiliation	Devi
Mount	Lion
Region	India
Personal information
Consort	Jamadagni
Children	Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, Parashurama

Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is a Hindu goddess worshipped predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the western state of Maharashtra. She is the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of god Vishnu. She acquired the status of a mother goddess before eventually being associated with the legend of Parashurama.

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