Devi Karu Maari Amman Temple, Thiruverkadu,
Thiruvallur
Devi
Karu Maari Amman Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sakthi located
at Thiruverkadu locality, a suburb of Chennai City in Thiruvallur District of
Tamilnadu. The Temple is famous for Raghu and Kethu Dosha Pariharam. This
temple is popular for snake worship, as devotees believe that Karu Mariamman
took the form of snake. Thiruverkadu Vedapureeswarar Temple, a
Paadal Petra Sthalam is located nearby.
This
temple is one among the Navagraha temples of Chennai (or Thondai Mandalam) for
Rahu & Kethu (South & North Node). The Navagraha temples around Chennai
are as follows;
·
Pushparatheswarar Temple,
Gnayiru Gramam (Suryan Sthalam)
·
Bheemeshwarar Temple, Mudichur
(Chandran Sthalam)
·
Agastheeswarar Temple,
Villivakkam (Chevvai Sthalam)
·
Karaneeswarar Temple,
Saidapet (Budhan Sthalam)
·
Tiruvalleeswarar Temple,
Tiruvalidhaayam, Padi (Guru Sthalam)
·
Velleeswarar Temple,
Mylapore (Sukran Sthalam)
·
Devi Karumariamman Temple,
Thiruverkadu (Rahu & Kethu Sthalam)
Legends
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The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
The
temple remains open from 5.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. without any break from Mondays
to Saturdays. On Sundays, temple remains open from 4. 00 a.m to 10.30 p.m.
Festivals
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Prayers
People
come here to seek blessings for children, getting cured for ailments and
married women throng the temple for taking the Goddess blessings for
procreation. Devotees carry fire pots, roll around the prakara
(angapradakshina) and perform abishek with milk. The turmeric applied on Devi
Karumariamman is distributed to devotees. It is said that the turmeric blesses
unmarried girls a happy wedded life and childless couple are blessed with
child.
Contact
Devi
Karumari Amman Temple,
Sannathi
Street, Thiruverkadu,
Thiruvallur
District – 600 077
Connectivity
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Location