She was believed and worshipped by the ancient Dravidian people to bring rain and hence prosperity to them as their vegetation was mainly dependent upon rain. The goddess was not a local deity, connected to a specific location but worshiped throughout the Dravidian nation and now troughout the world. To our knowledge, our opalocka Mariamman Temple is the first of its kind in North America. It connects people from West Indies, and East India particularly from southern part.The worshipping methods are non-vedic and often accompanied by various kinds of folk dancing and worship with Siddhas songs like Mariamman Thaalaatttu (See Gurujis page for more explanation).