Periya Mariamman Temple (Tamil:பெரிய மாரியம்மன் திருக்கோயில்) is located near
Panneer Selvam Park, opposite to
Erode Corporation Building in the city of
Erode
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,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. It is dedicated to
Mariamman
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, the
Hindu
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Goddess. Kongu Cholas built the temple 1200 years ago.
Group Temples
Along with this Periya Mariamman Temple, the Devasthanam includes two other temples in the city.
* Chinna Mariamman Temple in Periyar Street
* Vaikkal Mariamman Temple at Karaivakkal
Also, there are lot many other Mariamman temples inside the city including
Karungalpalayam Mariamman, Nadu Mariamman, Narayana Valasu Mariamman, Kumulankuttai Mariamman, Ellai Mariamman. But, Periya Mariamman in worshipped as the Head of all Mariammans in the City.
Festivals
Every year, during the Tamil month of
Panguni
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(March- April), a grand festival is celebrated in the City. The festival will start in the first Tuesday of
Panguni
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simultaneously at Periya Mariamman, Chinna Mariamman and Vaikkal Mariamman Temples. The other activities in the celebration includes
* Kambam Naduthal
* Maa vilakku
* Karagam Eduthal
*
Pongal
* Therottam (
Temple Car
Temple cars or Temple chariots are used to carry representations of Hindu deities around the streets of the temple on festival days. These chariots are generally manually pulled by the devotees of the deity.
As of 2004, the Indian state Tamil ...
procession)
* Manjal Neerattu
The celebrations happen for 20 days between Kambam Naduthal and Manjal Neerattu.
See also
*
Bannari Amman Temple
Arulmigu Sri Bannari Mariamman Temple is an Amman temple in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located near Sathyamangalam, Erode district.
The main deity is goddess Bannari, (the goddess of rain), an avatar of goddess Shakti. The goddess ...
*
Mariamman temples
Mariamman, often abbreviated to Amman (), is a Hindu Dravidian folk religion goddess of weather, predominantly venerated in the rural areas of South India. Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of Ādi throughout Ta ...
References
External links
Mariamman Temple-Erode
Mariamman temples
Hindu temples in Erode district
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