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Yellamma (Shri Renuka devi), is the Goddess of the Fallen, in the hindu pantheon. Yellamma, or Renuka, is a patron goddess of many down-trodden people such as Harijans, scheduled caste and scheduled tribes people, eunuchs, gays, lesbians, transsexuals and even upper-caste Brahmins. For many thousands of years, people of all castes and creeds have revered her as the "Mother of the Universe" or Jagadamba. Every year, there is a gathering of many of her devotees at Savadatti Yallamma Gudda. As many as 200,000 people gather for the ceremony. She loves all people equally, with no discrimination whatsoever.