Words out of the Void

Periya kaandi amman is the folk deity in kongunadu region. Since i could not find any picture after long search, I found this on the cover of book - Annanmar swamy by Sakthikanal. Since Ponnar Shankar's family deity is Periya kaandi Amman.

The etymology of Kaandi seems to be (PIE) kand - "to glow, to shine, to shoot out light".

So here is the goddess of light (may be consciousness)