Salem Kottai Mariamman Temple Timings:Įvening: 4.00 PM to 9. Aiyappan/ Ayyappan names starting with letter B. Aiyappan, Ayyappan Of Vishnu and Shiva, Ayya meaning Vishnu and Appa meaning Shiva. Aiyappan/ Ayyappan names starting with letter A. Abishekam and festivals are held in honor of Malaimari to get enough rain and help them avoid drought and produce agricultural products.Īrchanai, Abhisekam, Ma Vilaku, Pongal Vaithal, Palikai, Tonsuring are performed here. Names of Aiyappan, Names of Lord Aiyappa, Names of Lord Ayyappan, Names of Ayyappa. So when the rain falls, the devotees pray to this goddess for it to rain.
The Goddess was then brought to the present place on the Eastern bank of the famous Thirumanimuthu Aaru (river), by Kanakasabhai Mudaliar, Siva Sankara Mudaliar, Kumbabishekam was conducted later on and the Goddess Periya Mariamman is being worshipped by the people of Salem District. It is celebrated for 22 days where millions of people visit the temple. ‘Kanda Sashti Kavacham’, ‘Subrahmanya Bhujangam’ (which, incidentally, I recite every day) and Shanmukha Kavacham (all in praise of the Lord) are read with all devotion. The most important festival is the Aadi Festival celebrated in the Aadi month. In our traditional homes, Vaikasi Visakam is celebrated with a special puja (with Sahasranama Archanai-1008 names) to Lord Murugan and Sarkarai Pongal as Neivedyam. Vinayak Chaturthi, Navratri, Deepawali, Karthika, Thai Pongal and Shivaratri are the major ones. Many festivals are celebrated throughout the year. Charges for special occasions vary depending on the festival. Special Abhishekas are performed from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM till the closes. The guardian deity, namely the goddess Periya Mariamman, was worshiped by the people of Salem for decades.
Download Tamil songs online from JioSaavn. 1008 Sarana Gosham, from the album 1008 Sarana Gosham, was released in the year 2004. The Mariamman Temple, known as Kottai Periya Mari, was the guardian deity of Salem Fort during the pre-British period. 1008 Sarana Gosham is a Tamil language song and is sung by Veeramanidasan.
This Amman temple was built during the period of the Chera kings, as the present-day Salem district is owned by Chera Nadu. The most interesting feature of this temple is the Shevapet Mariamman Temple Car Festival, which takes place in this temple every year between July and August and lasts for a week. The presiding deity is Sri Kottai Mariamman. Salem Kottai Mariamman Temple is one of the oldest pilgrimage center located on the banks of River Tirumanimuthar in Salem District, Tamil Nadu State.