 In Sanskrit, "Shaka" means vegetables or vegan food and "Ambari" means "one who wears or bears to the hungry".A further elaboration is that "Shakambhari" comes from "Shakam" joined with the root "Bhri" (Shaka = vegetables or food and root bhri = to nourish).Locals also call the temple goddess as "Balavva", "Banadavva", "Sunkavva", "Shiravanthi", "Chowdamma" and "Vanadurge".