Alamelu Manga is a major deity in Hinduism worshipped as an aspect of Goddess Lakshmi.The Tenkalai (Southern sect) Iyengars believe that her intercession is indispensable to gaining the favour of the lord. On the other hand, the Vadakalai sect believes that Lakshmi is co-omnipresent, co-illimitable and and the co-bestower of moksham along with Lord Vishnu. Sri Alamelu is the mother-goddess figure for staunch Sri Vaishnavites in particular and Hindus in general.