Kururamma

Kururamma

Kururamma

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Kururamma (1570–1640 AD)[1] was a devotee of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor).[2] Born in the village of Parur, near the abode of Saint Vilwamangalam, as "Gauri", she received the name Kururamma since she was the senior-most woman of the Kurur Illam.[3] She was a childless widow, known for her religious devotion.[4] Kururamma features in various legends associated with the Guruvayoor Temple.

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    Nambudiri, P. P. Narayanan (1981). "Bhakti Cult in Kerala". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 42: 157–162. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44141128.
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    Sharman, G. Sudev Krishna; Karasinski-Sroka, Maciej (1 March 2021). "The Song of Vāsudeva: Some Remarks on a Recently Rediscovered Manuscript of Vāsudēvappāṭṭu, a Devotional Work Ascribed to Pūntānam". Journal of Indian Philosophy. 49 (1): 105–128. doi:10.1007/s10781-021-09462-5. ISSN 1573-0395. S2CID 254575590.
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    Journal of Indian History. Department of Modern Indian History. 1962.
  4. [4]
    Narayanan, M. G. S. (1976). Historical Studies in Kerala. Department of History, University of Calicut.


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