Madurai Kali Amman Temple, Thottiyam, Trichy
Madurai
Kali Amman Temple is a Hindu Temple located at Thottiyam in Trichy District of
Tamilnadu. Since the goddess came from Madurai, she is called as Madhurakali
Amman. The 10-day main festival of this Temple in March is worth visiting and
watching.
Legends
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History
The name
of the town is said to derive from the large number of Thottiya Nayakar caste peoples living there. Koranganatha Temple located in the outskirts of the town is a historic
temple built during the Chola period in the 10th century.
The
Temple
This
temple is surrounded by lush green fields. There is a three-tier tower, 27-pillar
mandapam and a five-pillar Arthamandapam gives notorious look to this temple.
Many beautiful sculptures are carved inside the temple. The name of the Goddess
is Madurai Kaliyamman. Sthala Vriksham is Vanni Tree and Theertham of this
Temple is River Cauvery. There is shrine for Madurai Veeran in this Temple. Traces
of a fort and an idol namely the Fort Karuppan are also in this village.
Temple
Opening Time
The
Temple remains open from 06:00 AM to 01:00 PM and 02:00 PM to 09:00 PM.
Festivals
In this
temple, every year, the Aani Thirumanjana Vizha happens with great grandeur.
During the Thirumanjana Vizha, thousands of devotees take the “Pal Kudam”,
“Theertha Kudam”, “Sandana Kudam”, “Agni Satti” from the Thottiyam Cauvery
River and do the “Alagu Kuthudhal” (Piercing of the Mouth/Tongue) and fulfill
their prayers to the Goddess Madura Kali Amman. The Panguni Car Festival begins
with the tying of the ‘Kaappu’ (Sacred wristlet), and the ‘Poochoridhal’.
Every
year during the Panguni (Tamil month), The temple (Inner Prakara and the
Sannidhi) will be closed because of the festival. In the time when it is
closed, two big pots will be filled with ghee and eight dhotis will be made
into two ‘Tiris’ (cords) and they will be lighted as lamps in the Karpagraha.
Following this Pongal will be made in thousand pots and Pooja and worshipping
will be done to the closed temple.
The
‘Thirutther Thalai Alangaram’ of the approximately thirty feet tall ‘Olai
Pidari Amman’ and the nearly twenty-nine feet tall ‘Chinna Ther Madura Kali
Amman’ and the ‘Ther Thookkum Nigazhchi’ during when the Amman will go for the Thiru
Veedhi Ula and bless the devotees is a very important event.
Connectivity
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