Isakki

thumb|Goddess Isakki as portrayed on the gate of a small shrine near Shenkottai, Tamil Nadu Isakki (Tamil: இசக்கி), also called Isakki Amman, Esakki, Esakki Amman is a folk Hindu goddess. The term Isakki derived from the Sanskrit yakshi, through the Prakrit yakki. Her veneration remains popular among certain Hindu communities in the southern Indian districts of Tamil Nadu, specifically the Arulmigu Isakki Amman Temple in Kulasekaranputhoor Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, and Salem districts. She is generally considered to be one of the 'village deities' (kaval deivam). Village deities like her are believed to act as guardian spirits.

==Iconography== Isakki is usually portrayed as a young woman wearing a red dress. She is usually represented by holding a child in one hand and a trident in the other. She is also sometimes represented as standing above a man who lies on the ground. Isakki corresponds to the Jain Yakshini Ambika, who is always represented together with one or two children under a tree.