Bannari Mariamman Temple

Bannari Amman temple is an Amman temple in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located near Sathyamangalam, Erode district.

Bannari Mariamman Temple
பண்ணாரி அம்மன் திருக்கோயில்
Mariamman
Bannari Amman Temple Entrance
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictErode
DeityGoddess Mariamman or Maha Kali
FestivalsPanguni Kundam festival
Location
LocationBannari sathyamangalam
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates11°33′10.7″N 77°08′21.4″E
Website
http://www.bannariammantemple.tnhrce.in/

The main deity is goddess Mariamman (the goddess of rain), an avatar of goddess Parvathi. The goddess is considered powerful in Tamil and Kannada folklore. Nearly every village in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu has a Mariamman temple.[1]

History

Legend has it that Pannari Mariamman was a historian. A husband and wife from the Vannar community took laundry to a laundry at the river, which was located next to a large hill. The woman was then one month pregnant. She was in labor. The husband tied the sari he had brought for washing and saw his wife giving birth. Legend has it that two girls were born. He lifted one child and the other could not sleep. Then they left the baby in a nearby trough and went to the village counter. Then they went with them to where the baby was and the child could not sleep. They tried to put the tomb to sleep with iron tongs "There are small wounds on the mother's right chest" History says that the mother woke up in the form of a girl child when she saw the child inside the maid in the morning. The mother came in a dream and told her to have a festival. Then, on the day of the village festival, everyone took the green flour as per Kongu custom and went towards the north. The structure of the goddess remains the same to this day.[2][3]

Kundam Festival

Kundam Festival[4] is celebrated in the Tamil Month of Panguni (March - April). Lakhs of devotees from different directions throng the temple in this month. Erode district observes a local holiday during this festival.

Poojas
  • Darshan (meaning open to the public) hours are from 5.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
  • Kalasanthi (5.30 A.M)
  • Uchikalam (12.00 P.M)
  • Sayaratchai (5.30 P.M)
  • Arthasamam (8.30 P.M)

Women devotees participate in Thiruvilakku pooja on last Friday of every Tamil month.

See also

References
  1. "Official Website of Arulmigu Sri Bannari Mariamman Temple, Sathyamangalam". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. Sathishkumar, ed. (2019). saathiyum Naanum. kalachuvudu publication. ISBN 9789390224333.
  3. Sathiyamangalam bannari Amman History. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. "Kundam Festival 2009". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
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