![]() ![]() A large number of devotees visit this temple on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Rural devotees also make offerings of raw salt to the Goddess. Devotees also offer Mavilakku, a sweet dish made from brown sugar, rice flour and ghee. Samayapuram is the second most wealthy temple in Tamil Nadu after Palani.ĭevotees believe that the Goddess has enormous powers to cure illnesses and that is why it is a ritual to purchase small metallic, silver, or steel replicas of various body parts which are to be healed, and these are deposited in Hundis. A huge number of devotees visit this temple on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Offerings of raw salt are also made to the Goddess by the rural devotees. Devotees also offer Mavilakku a sweet dish made of jaggery, rice flour and ghee. ![]() ![]() It is believed by the devotees that the Goddess has enormous powers over curing illnesses and hence, it is a ritual to buy small metallic replicas, made with silver or steel, of various body parts that need to be cured, and these are deposited in the donation box. Samayapurathal or Mariamman is the main deity, Here Aadi Shakthi is made of sand and clay like many of the traditional Mariamman deities is considered as most powerful Goddess, and hence unlike many other Hindu deities there are no abhishekams conducted to the main deity, but instead, the “Abishekam” is performed to a small stone statue in front of the main Idol. Samayapuram Mariamman Temple is an ancient goddess Durga temple situated in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. ![]()
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