Renuka / Yellamma (रेणुका / येल्लम्मा)

Renuka / Yellamma (रेणुका / येल्लम्मा) is a widely revered regional goddess, known as Renuka or Yellamma in different traditions, especially in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana. Devotional and narrative traditions especially associate this figure with motherhood, protection, fertility, village devotion and regional pilgrimage. Common iconography may include maternal goddess form, red or yellow garments and regional temple iconography. Important related names include Renuka Devi, Yellamma. The exact stories, ritual customs and visual details can differ by text, region and lineage, so descriptions should distinguish widely shared tradition from local interpretation. For a Madhuma reference page, the strongest people-first angle is to explain who Renuka / Yellamma is, the major stories and symbols, how worship differs across India, important festivals or pilgrimage contexts, and respectful modern practice without presenting devotional belief as historical fact.