Nathanallur Sri Ellamman Temple, Kanchipuram

Address

Nathanallur Sri Ellamman Temple, Nathanallur, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu – 631605.

Diety

Amman: Sri Ellamman

Introduction

Ellamman Temple is located in the Nathanallur Village near Walajabad Town in Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu, India. Here the presiding deity is called as Goddess Sri Ellamman. The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. Nathanallur is 5.5 kilometers (3.4 mi) distance from its Walajabad town, 20.9 kilometers (13.0 mi) distance from its district main city Kanchipuram and 67.1 kilometers (41.7 mi) distance from its state main city Chennai.

Puranic Significance

The village people believes that the name Nathanallur originated by the great poet Nanthanar. Nathanallur also have a sub village called Madura Nallur popularly known as Nellur. Nellur people basically migrated from Nathanallur in the early stage to cultivate their far distance lands.

Special Features

Float Festival: Every year Tamil month Chithirai first Amavasya, a famous 10 days great festival called Float Festival is celebrated for Ellamman. The first nine days Lord is beautifully decorated with ornament and flowers to ride around the village in the “Bullock Cart” with different avatar in each day to show these avatars to the village pilgrims. The carnival is very grand on the 10th day i.e. on Amavasya. All village people with their relatives from nearby cities & towns gather near the Theppakulam at Ellamman temple. Lord Sri Devi Ellamman is beautifully decorated with ornament and flowers. And Amman swing on the Oonjal then the lord is transferred to a floating boat to circle around the Theppakulam on wonderful night with colorful crackers. The joyful carnival ends on the next day with stage drama. Also there are many other spiritual activities will happen on the entire day.