Kolumam Mariamman Temple, Tirupur

Address

Kolumam,

Tirupur District – 642 102

Phone: +91-4252 – 278 001, 278 510, 278 814.

Amman

Mariamman

Introduction

Kolumum Kottai Mariamman Temple is located in the town of Kolumum in Madathikulam district of Tirupur district. Mariamman in the womb is in Linga form. He is called Swayambu Mariamman.

Puranic Significance

It is said that King Kumana was ruling the region and he built this temple where Amman’s Kottai was, so he is called Kottai Mariamman. The Temple is believed to be 500 years old.

When a fisherman cast a net to catch fish in the Amaravati River near this temple, he got stuck in a linga-shaped stone. Leaving it on the shore, the fisherman threw the net again. Again the same stone was caught in the net. Again and again the fisherman cast the net, and the stone kept coming. He got scared and returned home. That night, Ambal, who appeared in his dream, said, “I am the one who gave you darshan in the form of a linga in the river.” The fisherman told this information to the people of the village. When all the people searched for the stone on the river bank, they did not find it. At one place, the stone was buried in the soil and came out like a small bump. They built a temple for Kottai Mariamman.

Special Features

A lamp is always burning in the sanctum sanctorum. Amman is seated on the banks of Amaravati River facing east side. When starting a new business or conducting an auspicious event at home, there is a practice of placing a flower on Ambal’s head and asking for an order and only if permission is given to implement it.