![]() The temple attracts thousands of devotees on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, the holy days for Mariamman. Offerings of raw salt and neem leaves are also made to the Goddess by the rural devotees. ĭevotees also offer mavilakku (Tamil - மாவிளக்கு), a sweet dish made of jaggery, rice flour and ghee. It is believed by the devotees that the Goddess has enormous powers over curing illnesses and hence, it is a ritual to buy small metallic replicas, made with silver or steel, of various body parts that need to be cured, and these are deposited in the donation box. The main deity, Samayapurathal or Mariamman, a form of Adi Parashakti, is made of sand and clay with extractions of medicinal herbs unlike many of the traditional stone idols and is considered as most powerful Goddess, and hence unlike many other Hindu deities there are no abhishekams (sacred bathing) conducted to the main deity, but instead the "abishekam" is done to the small stone statue in front of it. Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram, Tamil Naduġ0★5′07″N 78☄4′20″E / 10.9185°N 78.7389☎ / 10.9185 78.7389 Ī painting of Mariamman on the ceiling of the entrance hall.Īrulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram is an ancient Hindu temple in Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. ![]()
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