Mandaikadu Bhagavathy Amman Temple,
Kanyakumari
Mandaikadu Bhagavathy
Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Parvati (known as Bhagavathy) located in Mandaikadu Village near Colachel in the western coast of Kanyakumari District in the State of Tamilnadu. This temple on the sea shore is a sought-after pilgrim
centre for both people of Tamilnadu and Kerala. The Temple is situated near to
Nagercoil – Colachel State highway in Mandaikadu. This Temple was built in
Kerala tradition in very simple style. Holy trees for this temple are Bo Tree
and Neem. Pujas is performed four times daily. This Temple is administrated by the
Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department of Tamilnadu.
The
Kodai festival at Mandaikadu is a major festival celebrated in March every
year. Pilgrims from southern parts of Tamilnadu and Kerala take part in the
celebration. This temple is also commonly called as “Women’s Sabarimala”.
Devotees worship Bhagavathy Amman for fulfillment of their expectations. The 15
feet tall anthill is the Bhagavathy Amman. Since this temple is Sabarimala for
women, they visit the temple with the Irumudi (a bundle containing
pooja items for the Goddess) as men go to Sabarimala. She is also believed to
rule the nine planets or the Navagrahas in one’s astrological chart.
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The
Temple
Mandaikadu
Bhagavathy Amman Temple is known as a Sabarimala for Women. The 15 feet
tall anthill is the Bhagavathy Amman. Women visit the temple with the Irumudi
(a bundle containing puja items for the Goddess) as men go to Sabarimala. The
goddess of this temple is also linked with Akilathirattu Ammanai, the holy text of Ayyavazhi. Though Bhagavathiis mentioned in Akilam, its view of the goddess is different from that of the
other Hindu views.
The
deity in this temple is special and rare – it is in the form of an ant hill (putru)
with 5 heads. At present the height of the ant hill is about 12 feet and the
belief of the local people and others connected with the temple is that the ant
hill is growing gradually. The face of the goddess is at the upper end of the
ant hill. There is a Srichakra (holy disc) near the ant hill on ground level.
Temple
Opening Time
·
Morning Darshan Timing is
from 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM
·
Evening Darshan Timing is
from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Pooja
Timings
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Festivals
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Prayers
Those
who want to get married with good spouse or where there is delay in marriages,
the devotees offer silk cloths and mangalsutra to the goddess with a
prayer. The handicapped offer limbs made of silver for cures. people also
offer cradles in the temple for getting children. Crackers are fired to relief
from the impact of evil looks and effects. Some use to have the food placed on
the floor and eat it. This is known as Mansoru Eating. Devotees suffering from
incurable or terrible headaches offer an item like a kind of pudding made out
of rice flour, sugar/jaggery and water called Mandaiappam and take part of it
as prasadam. The general belief of the devotees is that the goddess do not
disappoint those who go to her with sincere devotion with the requests.
Contact
Bhagavathy
Amman Temple,
Mandaikadu,
Kanyakumari District – 629 702
Phone: +91 4651 222 596
Connectivity
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