Masi Periasamy Temple, Kolli Hills
Also known as Kollimalai Masi Periasamy is
a deity and Kuladeivam of the Hindu people. He is a great deity and sage who lived in
Kollimalai, near Namakkal, Tamil
Nadu. Legend says he appear there for more than 1000 years
ago. When Masi Periasamy was travelling all over the world, he passed by
Kollimalai by taking huge gigantic physical body (Mahima Sitthi). He jumped
over 6 hills but all became weak and unstable. Lastly, he jumped onto the
Kollimalai, and found that the hill really strong for him to reside.
In the ancient time, He is only known as Muni, however,
He was named Periasamy (Big God) as he appeared with Gigantic Body, and Masi Month is the celebration month for him. Usually the
celebration is celebrated on star Uthiram, star of Sun (the symbol of Leader).
Masi Periasamy is the very powerful compared to small deity as he is a Divine
Sage (Muni).
He is usually prayed by Local Brahmin, Sozhiya
Pallar, Sozhiya vellalar and Muthuraja (Muthirayar) people as Kuladeivam. He is considered as
the Most Powerful Kuladeivam among Tamil Nadu Deities. He has another
one famous temple in kallathukombai near veirychettypalayam in the foot hills
of Kolli hills. More than 100 thousand people consider this temple as their
deity. Temple in kallathukombai is under control of Sozhiya Vellalar.
The form of Masi Periasamy in the temple is really tremendous as he is holding a Vel at
right hand side, with big moustache and talapa and sit on Vengai Puli. The form itself
shows he is a Bravest Sage.
A person who is really sincere to him would get all the
blessings, happiness, luck, health, wealth and spiritual improvement. Nowadays,
people from various countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Sri
Lanka, America, Mauritius, Hong
Kong with various family background, casted and religion
come to his Temple which is at peak of the Kollimalai (1250 metres above the
sea).
None of the any Kuladeivam resides at this top. Around
Namakkal and Trichy area, we also
could see many Kodangi (fortune tellers with udukkai - small hand drum) say
Divine Vaakku (Divine Prediction) with the blessing of Masi Periasamy and
another famous Periyasami temple is in muthukappatti is called ottadi periyanna
Periyasami.
It is was very powerful temple and it has been there for
long time but it was not had figure so in 1989 veerapapillai kamachi ammaal
family from Erode kept the 5 1/2 feet statue of Periyasami and now it is very
popular in that area and Tamil Nadu government took responsibility and
maintaining now.
Every year, Tamil month of Masi (Feb-Mar) annual
celebration would be done grandly. This Thiruvizha would be done by 8
villages. Goat offering would be given in the Thiruvizha. This is
the right time to see Thiruvizha at the peak of Kollimalai (Kolli Hill).