Katheri

Kateri Amman, or Peygalamma (the mother who eradicates evil forces) is another guardian god in the pantheon of Tamil protector deities, often associated with fertility, protection against ghosts and black magic and is also known as a fierce form of the Devi. Kateri Amma as Yellai Pidhari, is worshipped at the boundary of villages as she roams and protects the boundary from such forces and sicknesses. Many devotees come to this goddess for divine intervention in healing sicknesses, protecting children and childbearing itself.