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Wednesday 27 July 2016

Sri Kottai Amman Temple / ஸ்ரீ கோட்டை அம்மன் கோவில், Devakottai, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu.

  27th July 2016
When I told about the missed opportunity of attending my friend Mr Venkatesh, son’s marriage at Devakottai,  to one of my friend Mr Nachiappan,  in turn invited me to Devakottai to attend the Kottai Amman’s annual 15 days festival, which is unique in nature and lakhs of people used attend from various parts of India.  So I decided to attend the festival  to get the blessings of Sri Kottai Amman.  I stayed along with his family and visited Two Shiva temple and a Saibaba temple.


SRI KOTTAI AMMAN TEMPLE, DEVAKOTTAI.
This temple is also belongs to 40 sections 130 pullis of Devakottai Nagarathars with 5 trustees on board with 2 years period. But as per the comment Devakottai Kottai Amman maedai belongs to 40 clans of nagarathar totalling around 5000 families( pullird what we call) and not 230 pullird as appearing in one of the comments. Please stand corrected on this data  Once in 16 year a group gets as trustee of the temple. The 15 days annual festival will be conducted from 18th July to 1st August 2016. During rest of the period people used to worship through  grill. The temple is very simple with a front mandapam constructed with  mangalore tiles roofing.  In the sanctum there is no moortham, but only a platform. During function days a kumbh with coconut was placed on the platform  and decorated like Amman.

Pooja was performed only to the kumbh decorated like Amman. But abhishekam was conducted 2 times in a day  to balipeedam installed in the mandapam. The abhishekam was done with Thiraviyam, Milk, Curd, honey, cut fruits, Panchamirtham, Sandalwood paste, Turmeric paste, Tender Coconut water, Panneer,  Lemon, etc,. About 300 to 400 liters of milk was used for Abhishekam. After abhishekam the balipeedam was decorated with flowers.

Devakottai nagarathars used to attend this festival every year, from where they are. The Amman is very  powerful and people pray for all like, diseases, buying property, getting visa for foreign countries, employment, getting marriage, Child, etc. etc,..  After wishes are fulfilled, people used to offer to Amman, like Pongal, Sugar cane cradle ( Children will be carried through this cradle ), Ma vilakku etc..
  
 Sugarcane cradle – an offering by a devotee after child was born 

People will not fry food items during the 15 days  and it was believed that this will increase the heat of Amman. After the function Decorated Amman will be immersed in the temple pond to reduce the heat. It was learnt that during the function days no mutton shops will open for sale. Till 15 years back goats and cocks are sacrificed to Amman. This practice is stopped now.
  
HOW TO REACH :
Devakottai is about 20 KM from Karaikudi
The temple is on the Oorani street. Autos are available from Devakottai Bus stand.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE





Milk abhishekam 

Pushpa ( flower ) decoration 
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Sri Saibaba Temple, Devakottai, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu.

 27th July 2016
When I told about the missed opportunity of attending my friend Mr Venkatesh, son’s marriage at Devakottai,  to one of my friend Mr Nachiappan,  in turn invited me to Devakottai to attend the Kottai Amman’s annual 15 days festival, which is unique in nature and lakhs of people used attend from various parts of India.  So I decided to attend the festival  to get the blessings of Sri Kottai Amman.  I stayed along with his family and visited Two Shiva temple and a Saibaba temple.


SRI SAIBABA TEMPLE, DEVAKOTTAI.
This temple was built by former Chief justice AR Lakshmanan through his own fund and managed by his brothers. The temple is facing east with an entrance arch on south side. The Saibaba idol was sculptured from white marble and brought from north India.  A Vinayagar temple is by the side of Saibaba temple. The architecture is of north Indian style. It was told that Sri Sai Baba’s miracle vibhuti appears  on the plate.


HOW TO REACH :
Devakottai is about 20 KM from Karaikudi and frequent buses are available from Karaikudi
The temple is on Gandhi Road near Lions Club hall.
Autos are available from Bus stand.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE





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Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Devakottai, Tamil Nadu.

 27th July 2016

When I told about the missed opportunity of attending my friend Mr Venkatesh, son’s marriage at Devakottai,  to one of my friend Mr Nachiappan,  in turn invited me to Devakottai to attend the Kottai Amman’s annual 15 days festival, which is unique in nature and lakhs of people used attend from various parts of India.  So I decided to attend the festival  to get the blessings of Sri Kottai Amman.  I stayed along with his family and visited Two shiva temple and a Saibaba temple.

SRI MEENAKSHI SUDARESWARAR TEMPLE – DEVAKOTTAI

The temple belongs to 40 sections of Nattukkottai nagarathars.


Moolavar    : Sri Sundareswarar
Consort      : Sri Meenakshi

Some of the important features of this temple are…
The five tier Rajagopuram is in front with balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishabam / Idabam. In the koshtam the sculptures instead of yazhi  are worth to watch. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma and Durgai. Sanctum is built like mada kovil with steps to climb.

Ambal is in a separate temple  with Rajagopuram, Balipeedam, Rishabam and Dwajasthambam.

Both temple are facing east with Rajagopuram. In between Rajagopuras, Stucco images of Meenakshi Sundareswarar thirukalyanam  on the top of the wall.

Meenakshi Sundareswarar thirukalyanam 

In the inner prakaram sannadhi for 63var, Somaskandar, Maragatha Vinayagar, Sri Viswanathan & Visalakshi, Balathandayuthapani, Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Gajalakshmi, Natarajar Saba, Bhairavar, Chandran and Saneeswarar.

In the prakaram sannadhi for Palliyarai, Navagrahas. In koshtam, Icha, Gana and Kiriya sakthi moorthams.  There is a mandapam between Ambal and Shiva’s sannadhi to conduct important functions.

Sculptures above koshtam 
Sculptures above koshtam 

HOW TO REACH :
Devakottai is about 20 KM from Karaikudi
The temple is about 1.5 KM from Bus stand and autos are available from bus stand.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE




Used for drum played for functions 
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Sri Veera sekarar Temple, Sakkottai, Devakottai in Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu.

  
27th July 2016
When I told about the missed opportunity of attending my friend Mr Venkatesh, son’s marriage at Devakottai,  to one of my friend Mr Nachiappan,  in turn invited me to Devakottai to attend the Kottai Amman’s annual 15 days festival, which is unique in nature and lakhs of people used attend from various parts of India.  So I decided to attend the festival  to get the blessings of Sri Kottai Amman.  I stayed along with his family and visited Two shiva temple and a Saibaba temple.

SRI VEERASEKARAR TEMPLE, SAKKOTTAI, SIVAGANGA DISTRICT

The temple is maintained by  130 pulli Devakottai nagarathars through former Chief justice A R Lakshmanan  and his family. They have their madam which was renovated recently.


Moolavar    : Sri Veerasekarar
Consort      : Sri Umayambigai.

Some of the important features of this temple are…
The temple is facing east with a 7 tier Rajagopuram and a temple pond  in front with a mandapam. The temple was constructed in stages like a mada temple. Constructed completely with stone. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma, Durgai.

In the inner prakaram 63var, Bhairavar Subramaniyar, Gajalakshmi,  Perumal ( This Vishnu statue was unearthed during renovation at Nandhavanam ), Bairavar, Natarajar, Navagrahas, Veeramaram in stone with Nagars.

Ambal sannadhi is in the front mandapam with separate Dwajasthambam, Palipedam and Nandi.

There are about 4 statues of Nagarathars sculptured on the pillar ) Might have done thirupani to this temple ).


HISTORY
There is no inscription on the moolavar sanctum but available in the front mandapam, which is of latter period. From the recent period inscription it was learnt that the kumbhabhishekam was conducted during 1887 and from other inscriptions, the temple might have constructed during 15th to 16th century.



HOW TO REACH :
The temple is very near to Karaikudi, can be reached through Taxi and frequency of the bus is limited.


LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE











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Saturday 22 October 2016

PUDUKKOTTAI DIST, SIVAGANGA DIST, RAMANATHAPURAM DIST TEMPLES

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DESCRIPTION
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Ramnad Dist
Kadambar Malai
Karamamodu
Keeranur
Kodumbalur
Kodumbalur
Kunnandar Kovil 
Kunnandar Kovil
Kudumiyanmalai
Kudumiyanmalai
Kudumiyanmalai
Kudumiyanmalai
Malayadipatti
Malayadipatti
Malayadipatti
Malayadipatti
Nangupatti
Narthamalai
Narthamalai
Narthamalai
Narthamalai
Narthamalai
Narthamalai
Panangudi
Sittannavasal
Thirukokarnam
Thiruppunavasal
Thirupattur
Visalur
Visalur

Devipattinam
Kadambarkoil
ShivaTemple & Tirthankara
Sri Uthamanthar Temple
Muvar Koil
Sri Muchukundeswarar Temple
Sri Parvathagirishwarar Rock Cut Cave Tem 
Sri Parvathagirishwarar Rock Cut Cave Tem
Thirunalankunrathu Perumanadigal
Thiru Metrali ( Rock Cut Cave Temple )
Sri Shikanathar Temple
Thiru Metrali Rock Cut Cave Temple
Sri Kanniraintha Perumal Rock Cut Cave
Sri Kanniraintha Perumal Rock Cut Cave Te
Sri Vakiswarar Rock Cut Cave Temple
Sri Vakiswarar Rock Cut Cave Temple
Sri Thiruperumandar Udaya Nayanar Temp
Sri Vijayalaya Chozhiswaram,
Pathinen Bhoomi Vinnagaram
Vijayalaya Chozhiswaram 
Pathinen Bhoomi Vinnagaram
Pazhiyili Eswaram
Jwarahareswarar Rock Cut Cave Temple
Sri Agastheeswarar Temple
Rock Cut Cave Jain Jinalaya
Sri Kokarneswarar Temple
Viruthapureeswarar / Pazhampathinathar 
Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Sri Markapureeswarar Temple
Sri Aladi Karuppar Temple

Sri Navabashana Navagrahas
Ramnad Dist Devipattinam Sri Thilakeeswarar Temple
Ramnad Dist Ramanathapuram
Ramnad Dist
Ramnad Dist
Ramnad Dist
Rameswaram
Thiruvadanai
Uthirakosamangai
Sri Ramanathaswamy temple
Adhi Rathneswarar Temple
Sri Mangalanathar & Maragatha Natarajar
Ramnad Dist Uthirakosamangai Sri Vaaraki Amman Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Devakottai

Sivaganga Dist
Devakottai
Sivaganga Dist Devakottai Sri Sundareswarar Temple
Sivaganga Dist Idaikattur Arulmigu Karuvaludaiya Ayyanar Temple
Sivaganga Dist Idaikattur Sri Siddhar Idaikadar & Navagraha Sannadhi
Sivaganga Dist Idaikattur Sacred Heart Shrine
Sivaganga Dist Idaikattur Sri Aazhi Manikandeswarar Temple 
Sivaganga Dist Idaikattur Sri Kariyamanika Perumal Temple
Sivaganga Dist
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Iraniyur
Kanadukathan
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Kalayarkoil
Swarna kaleeswarar temple
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Sivaganga Dist 
Kundrakudi
Kundrakudi
Pillayarpatti
Sri Sahnmuganathar Temple
Masilicchuram - Rock Cut Cave Temple
Sri Karpaka Vinayagar Temple
Sivaganga DistPiranmalai Kodunkundra nathar Temple
Sivaganga Dist Pulvayal  Sri Thiyagarajar Temple 
Sivaganga DistSakkottai Sri Veerasekareeswarar Temple
Sivaganga Dist
Thirumayam
Sivaganga Dist Thirumayam Sri Sathyamurthy Perumal Rock cut Cave
Sivaganga Dist
Thiruppuvanam
Sri Pushpavaneswarar Temple
Sivaganga Dist Tirupattur Thiruthalinathar Temple
Sivaganga Dist Visalur Sri Markapureeswarar Temple
 
















 
 
 
 

Wednesday 12 January 2022

Sivaganga District Temples

DISTRICT

PLACE

DESCRIPTION

Sivaganga Dist

Ariyakudi

Sri Thiruvenkadamudayan Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Devakottai

Sri Kottai Amman Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Devakottai

Sri Saibaba Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Devakottai

Sri Sundareswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Idaikattur

Arulmigu Karuvaludaiya Ayyanar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Idaikattur

Sacred Heart Shrine

Sivaganga Dist

Idaikattur

Siddhar Sri Idaikadar & Navagraha Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Idaikattur

Sri Aazhi Manikandeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Idaikattur

Sri Kariamanicka Perumal Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Iluppaikudi

Sri Thanthondreeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Iraniyur

Sri Atkondanathar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Kalayarkoil

Swarna Kaaleeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Kanadukathan

Sri Sundareswarar & Ayyanar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Karaikudi

Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Koviloor

Sri Kotravaleeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist 

Kundrakudi

Masilichuram - Rock Cut Cave  Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Kundrakudi

Sri Shanmuganathar Temple

Sivaganga Dist 

Mathur

Iinutreeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Nemam

Jayamkonda Soleeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Pillayarpatti

Sri Karpaka Vinayagar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Piranmalai

Kodunkundra nathar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Pulvayal 

Sri Thiyagarajar Temple 

Sivaganga Dist

Sakkottai

Sri Veerasekareeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Thirumayam

Sri Sathyagiriswarar Rock Cut Cave Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Thirumayam

Sri Sathyamurthy Perumal Rock cut Cave

Sivaganga Dist

Thiruppuvanam

Sri Pushpavaneswarar Temple

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Thiruppuvanam

Sri Pushpavaneswarar Temple

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Tirupattur

Thiruthalinathar Temple

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Unjanai

Sri Tribhuvana Chakravarteeswarar Temple

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Vairavanpatti

Arulmigu Vairavar Swamy Temple

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Velangudi

Sri Desika Narayana Perumal Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Velangudi

Sri Kandeeswarar Temple

Sivaganga Dist

Visalur

Sri Markapureeswarar Temple