 She is thought to have existed before the beginning of time.A notable worship site for Ammavaru is Dharmasthala Temple, located in Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India, where she is revered alongside a form of Shiva and the Jain tirthankara, Chandraprabha.Annually, the women of South India who believe in Ammavaru conduct a ritual prayer to the deity.