Annamalaiyar Temple – Sixth Prakaram – Ammaniammal
Gopuram
The northern Gopura known as the Ammani
Amman Gopura has nine storeys
and is 171 feet in height. The base of this Gopura is believed to be later than
that of the Raja Gopura to the east.
It is the spire that is attributed to Ammani Amman and
the date is approximately around 1810 A.D. There is a mutt in her name on
northern Orravadai Street and a statue of her installed nearby. Her Samadhi is
located next to the Isanya Mutt in another part of town.