Munugapet Pachaiamman Temple, Cheyyar, Arani,
Thiruvannamalai
Munugapet
Pachaiamman Temple is 1000 years old temple. This temple situated in Thiruvannamalai
district near vazhapanthal Cheyyar circle near Arani. It is a beautiful village
surrounded by greenery of fields and small villages. It is located
approximately 150+ kms from Chennai. This is the 1st Pachaiamman temple and
later new temples of goddess constructed in Thiruvannamalai and also one in Thirumullaivoil
in Chennai.
Pachaiamman
temple is a typical Ancient village temple where you cannot find stone idols
but only stucco images. Ashta bhandana Mahakumbahbishekam has been done on
04-06-2012. This is the original place called Mukkoodal (Three Rivers meet) a
kilometer before the main temple where Goddesses Parvathi did the worshipped
Suyambu Lingam (Lord Siva).
Legends
Legends
As per
the legend, the goddess Parvathi playfully closed the eyes of Lord Shiva, and
due to Shiva’s curse she came down to earth. She wanted to regain her status as
wife of Shiva and hence wanted to do penance at Munugapet. She made a plantain
tree leaves Pandhal and need of water. So Lord Vinayagar her 1st son and Lord
Muruga her second son went to bring water for her pooja. Mean time Parvathi
just dig the ground with a hand stick and the ground water gushing out from the
ground. Lord Vinayaga in his part brought water and Lord Muruga his share. So
all together, three rivers are flowing here. There is still 5 feet Shiva Linga
is here in this village where goddess Parvathi did her poojas.
During
her pooja thousands of devotees gathered to get darshan of the goddess, there
was a huge dust covered the entire city of Veeramapuri. Veeramapuri’s king Surapadman
sent his brother along with six warriors to drive away the goddess. However, he
got stuck with Pachaiamman’s beauty and told his brother about the same. Surapadman
was impressed with the beauty of Pachaiamman and proposed for marriage. This
enraged the goddess. She took the form of Kali and mounted on a roaring lion.
She was
accompanied by Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu as Vamuni and Saeimuni and along with
Sapta Rishis (saints) who took the form of warriors. All of them killed Surapadman
and his soldiers.
Temple
Opening Time
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Morning:
7.00 am to 2.00 pm
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Evening:
4.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Festivals
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Chithirai
Brahmotsavam
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Aadi
Perukku
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Karthikai
Deepam
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Puthandu
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Chithirai
Thiruvizha
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Mattu
Pongal
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Thai
Pongal
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Panguni
Uthiram
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Thaipusam
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Golu
Contact
Arulmigu
Pachaiamman Mannaarswamy Thirukovil
Munugapet
Village, Cheyyar Taluk,
Thiruvannamalai
District – 604504
Phone: 04182-244441
Mobile: +91 8608999572