Sri Ramalinga Chowdeshwari Amman (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ராமலிங்கசௌடேஸ்வரி அம்மன், Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಲಿಂಗ ಚೌಡೆಸ್ವಾರಿ ದೇವಿ), also known as Sowdeshwari, is a Hindu folk deity, regarded by adherents to be a regional form of either Mahadevi or Parvati.

When Devala returned after obtaining threads from Vishnu, a group of five rakshasas, Vajramushti, Dhoomravakra, Dhoomratchasa, Chithrasena, and Panchasena, attacked him at midnight.

Shakti appeared in light and glory, wearing a bright full crown, holding a trident and other weapons in her hand while mounted on a lion.

[7] According to the community's tradition, all of them decided to give the lingam brought by Hanuman to a great rishi, and they choose Devala.

[8] The ancient Devanga community who worshipped the goddess in Tamil Nadu dispersed from other states, including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

They brought the weaving industry to their new home towns and set up temples of Sri Ramalinga Sowdeshwari Amman as their deity.

They reside in a number of locations in the Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, Salem, Erode, Madurai and Virudhunagar districts.

[citation needed] The pooja rituals for Sri Ramalinga Sowdeshwari Amman are a mixture of the culture of North and South India.

[9] This ritual derives from the story that King Devadas, the seventh incarnation of Devala, built a beautiful temple for Sowdeshwari.

[14] The famous chant slogan "Shakthi Chamundi Jyothi amma Baa maa" is used while invoking the goddesses.