Thirumalairayan Pattinam Abirami Temple, Karaikal

Address

Thirumalairayan Pattinam Abirami Temple, Thirumalairayan Pattinam, Karaikal District – 609 606.

Diety

Raja Soliswarar Amman: Abirami (Aayiramkaliamman)

Introduction

Aayiram Kaliamman Temple is an ancient temple in Tirumalairayanpattinam (T.R.Pattinam). The temple is much famous for the main deity, Goddess Kaliamman’s statue is made up of wood. The goddess is entirely made of wood. Every part of her body is kept individually in a wooden box.

Puranic Significance

According to legend, a devotee belonging to Senguntha Mudaliar caste dreamt that he collects a box with an idol of Goddess Kaliamman on the seacoast. The next day he really found a silver box with an idol on the seacoast, along with an palm leaf inscription. The palm leaf inscription indicated that this deity has to be worshipped with 1000 items daily. But the community decided to conduct pooja for once in 5 years, as performing pooja with 1000 ritualistic object daily is impossible. During the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May–June), the festival is conducted for every 5 years

Beliefs

Siyamaladasar bathed and the sighted Sivathirtha is called ‘Nethira Pushkarani’. If you bathe in it and worship Ambala, you can get health and auspiciousness.

Festivals

Every five years, a special pooja is performed with 1000 items. This special pooja at Aayiramkaliamman Temple attracts devotees from all over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.