List of village gods of tamil nadu india curated by PR Ramachandran (Raja Thatha)

 List of village gods of tamil nadu india curated by PR Ramachandran (Raja Thatha) - https://www.hindupedia.com/en/File:The_village_Gods_of_Tamil_Nadu.pdf

God	Title	Short Summary
	Putlur Angala Parameshwari/Poongavanathu amman	Putlur Angala Parameshwari/Poongavanathu amman Compiled by P.R,Ramachander This is a famous Angala Parameshwari temple, where Goddess , She is seen as lying down in the form of a lady in a family way,She is also called Poongavanathu amman.The God is called Thandava rayan The main deity at the temple is known as Poongavanathu Amman.The goddess appears in the form
	Read about all these village gods	Read about all these village gods https://www.hindupedia.com/en/File:The_village_Gods_of_Tamil_Nadu.pdf
	Thiruppani Karisalkulam mariamman temple	Thiruppani Karisalkulam mariamman temple Compiled By P.R.Ramachander Thirupani karisalkulam is a village , which is 8 km from Thirunel veli town , The great speacility of the temple is the festival that is held there, This festival starts 16&
	Karaikadu Pachai Vaazhi amman temple , Cuddalore	Karaikadu Pachai Vaazhi amman temple , Cuddalore Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Karaikadu is a locality near Cuddaore town. It seems Goddess parvathi once did thapas addressed to pataleeswara(Shiva).All her friends and helps were sitting around her,When Lord Shiva came it seems she told that she &
	Kurangani Muthu Malai Amman temple	Kurangani Muthu Malai Amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander (A great temple near Thoothukudi- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvNyOwS4qc ) - Kuraangani can mean an ornament of monkeys.It can also mean the battalion of monkeys.This small village in near Thoothukudi town of Tamil nadu &
	Kanaka (kaanaka) Nachiar temple	Kanaka (kaanaka) Nachiar temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Once upon a time in Vellore , the area starting from the northern part of Andhara Pradesh to the Sholingur , where a river named Deva river(ponnai river) flows became very dry without any rain..All the fields and forest had
	Rasipuram Nithya Sumangali Mariamman	Rasipuram Nithya Sumangali Mariamman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This temple is about 500 years old and is situated in Rasipuram ,Near Namakkal of Tamil nadu .It seems that once some people were digging a field and blood came out and then the found out the statue of the Goddess in the form
	Yelur Sumangali mariyamman temple	Yelur Sumangali mariyamman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Yelur is a very small village near Sathyamangalam of Erode. Once upon a time, it seems these villagers would do penance and go To Pazhani on Vaikasi (may-june) Visagam day .Once in the midway at night they took rest on a dilapidated
	Alphabetical index of Village gods of Tamil Nadu	Village gods index 1. Aachi Kizhavi of Usilampatti http://villagegods.blogspot.com/2010/03/aachi-kizhavi-of-usilampatti.html 2. Adaikkalam Kathar of Gopala samudram http://villagegods.blogspot.com/2010/04/adaikkalam-kathar-of-gopala-samudram.html 3. &
	Ezhilur Chelliamman temple	Ezhilur Chelliamman temple By P.R.Ramachander Ezhikur meaning pretty village is near Thiruthuraipoondi. There is a famous saptha risheeswarar temple in the village . On the temple’s north side is a Chelliyamman temple. It seems a near by Jamindar became greatly sick and he prayed Chelliamman. She appeared in
	Malai palli thoppulaan-thottilamma	Malai palli thoppulaan-thottilamma By P.R.Ramachander Malai palli is a small village below a mountain,.It is called Painapalli(The village at the top in telugu ).Though in the rainy season the village is green, in the summer it would dry up and people suffer a lot. There was a man called Kondaiah in this village.He had a son called
	Manakkal nangayaramman	Manakkal nangayaramman By P.R.Ramachander This is a very important Saptha Matha temple. It seems one merchant came to Manakkal to sell turmeric. He was not able to sell any and then he saw seven ladies taking bath in a tank. He took away their cloths and started troubling them to buy turmeric. They refused and since it was
	Kaja Pettai Cholapuri amman	Kaja Pettai Cholapuri amman By P.R.Ramachander In Trichy town, there was an army camp. Soldiers in that camp used to worship a goddess inside their regiment. When it was decided to shift the regiment they gave the goddess to two of their civilan friends, one of whom was a Hindu and another was
	Karupparaya Sami of Onnipalayam	Karupparaya Sami of Onnipalayam By P.R.Ramachander Once upon a times Sidhas in Tamil Nadu used to fly from one place to another by putting a mercury tablet(Rasa Mani in their mouth) .People believe that a Sidha called Bogar went from India to China using this method .Once it seems one sidhar was flying
	Kaliamman of Devi Pattanam	Kaliamman of Devi Pattanam By P.R.Ramachander There are two small mountains called Chathura giri and Podigai Malai in western Ghats .It is believed large number of sages and Sidhas in these mountains.,One of the mountain here was called Thiruvilangam Malai and there it seems once the sages and Sidhas were
	Chellayi amman of Sri Rangam	Chellayi amman of Sri Rangam By P.R.Ramachander This Goddess is called Chellayi Amman because she grants Selvam(wealth) .This Sellayi Amma was one upon a time within Sri Rangam temple along with Saptha Mathas .Once upon a time the waters of Kollidam river entered and spoiled this temple..Then
	Kottai Mariamman koil , Dindukkal	Kottai Mariamman koil , Dindukkal By Sundararajan Ambi Iyer Old year : 500 years old Historical Name : Dindeeswaram City : Dindigul District : Dindigul State : Tamil Nadu Festival:- Soon after the new moon day in the month of Masi, (February-March), on the fifth day, the festival flag would be hoisted for a 20 day celebration in the temple. The festival continues
	Singapatti Ayyanar temple, NaLLur	Singapatti Ayyanar temple, NaLLur Compiled by P.R.Ramachander About 500 years back , a person from Villiputhur,due to famine had to go to some other place for living.. In his nativevilage he had worshipped Ayyanar, Pechi and Karuppasami. He went to that temple , took one fist of soil from there , put it in a palm leaf box and took it along with him,.When he
	Vazhumuneeswarar-Kathayi temple at Karunkanni	Vazhumuneeswarar-Kathayi temple at Karunkanni Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Once it seems the sage brungi wanted only to go round Shiva and not Parvathi. After this the Goddess requested Lord Shiva to give hw his body to her. When Lord Shiva told that this can only be done with great penance, GoddesParvathi came to warth along with 64 Yogins and started
	Vandambalai Mahasakthi Mariyamman temple	Vandambalai Mahasakthi Mariyamman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This temple is situated in the banks of river Cauvery 6 km away from Thiruvarur in the Thiruvarur-Mayiladuthurai road. It is a very huge temple facing the east. You first see the forms of Ashta Lakshmis as soon you enter the temoke.On the
	Thoppampatti Soolathamman	Thoppampatti Soolathamman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander THoppampatti is on the road between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam..You can take autos or buses to reach this village from Coimbatore Junction. There is an interesting story about how the temple of Goddess here. It seems one cultivator purchased a small piece of land from his friend
	Akasa Mariyamman of Thirunarayur	Akasa Mariyamman of Thirunarayur Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Once upon a time the people of Thirunarayur were bangle sellers. They used to carry glass bangles on their head go from home to home I villages and villages and sell their bangles.Once these people went to Samayapuram..That time Panguni festival was being
	Kodungayoor Nagathamman	Kodungayoor Nagathamman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Once KOdungayoor was a prosperous farming village.Near a big pond there several snakes were living.Near that place there was a banyan tree. The villages consecrated three Nagars under a thatched roof below that banyan tree and they were worshipped as the Gods of the
	Karumandapam Ilamkattu Mariyamman	Karumandapam Ilamkattu Mariyamman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander It seems there was a Mariyamman in a village called Ilamkadu without any place to stay..Shhe appealed to her elder sister “Samayapuram Mariyamman” .She advised her.”Many people going on a pilgrimage to Pazhani would pass through your village. yOu join them.When you reach the
	Alamaathi Pidari Echathammam temple	Alamaathi Pidari Echathammam temple Compiled by P.R,Ramachander .There is an interesting story behind this temple:- When Goddess Parvathy was fighting with an ASura called Mahishasura, wherever a drop of blood fell from that ASura’s body a new Rakthabheeja was created. To Stop this Goddess Parvathy created the Ferocious form
	Velipettai angalamman temple , Dharmapuri	Velipettai angalamman temple , Dharmapuri Compiled by P.R.Ramachander The temple of Angalamman is situated in Dharmapuri town of Tamil Nadu.Though the main deity of the temple is angalamman who sits below the umbella held by the serpent holding a small drum , rope , sword and skull
	Inampuliyur Sabari vara Mariamman temple	Inampuliyur Sabari vara Mariamman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Inamnpuliyur village is near Puliyur near Trichy town of Tamil Nadu. It seems several hundred years back, the cow herds and goat hers of the village noticed that a particular place of the forests was avoided for grazing both by the goats as wll as cows..One
	Nachikurichi Madhavai Amman temple	Nachikurichi Madhavai Amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Nachikurichi is a small village near the city of Trichinopoly in Tamil Nadu.In this village there is a temple of village Gods and Goddesses . In front of the temple on both sides are temples of Lord Muruga with Valli and devanai and Lord Ganesa with Sidhi and Budhi,
	Panamkudi Mariamman temple	Panamkudi Mariamman temple Compiled By P.R.Ramachander This is a 300 year old temple situated in annilam Taluq and is the village Goddess for the four villages of Panamgudi , Mangulam , Keezha panamgudi and Mela vassal. After a big tinned shed , there is big hall
	Semapudur village with several temples of village Gods	Semapudur village with several temples of village Gods Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Semapudur is a small village which is very near Keezha Iral village which is on the Madurai Thoothukudi road(108 km from Madurai) . The village has only about 150 houses but has
	Kottakudi –kurangani KOmbu thooki Ayyanar	Kottakudi –kurangani KOmbu thooki Ayyanar Compiled by P.R.Ramachander (Based on article in Shakthi Vikatan October issue .) This temple is situated in a village called Kurangani , which is 44 km from THeni, in the road going to Bodinayakkanoor and is the shore of Kottakudi river. There is an
	Muppandal esakki amman temple	Muppandal esakki amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This temple is also called as Muppandal avvayaramman temple .Muppandal is a small village which is 25 km North of Naagarkoil town of Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.People believe that the Goddess was
	Chelliamman temple of Thottapalayam, Vellore	Chelliamman temple of Thottapalayam, Vellore Compiled by P.R.RAmachander This Temple is situated adjacent to the new city bus stand of the Vellore visited by thousands of devotees daily. She is considered to be another form of CHamundeswari , one of the Saptha Mathrukas(Seven mothers viz Brahmi, Vaishnaviu, Maheswari,&
	Veeramakali temple of Perambur	Veeramakali temple of Perambur Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Perambur is a village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu which has the very famous Veeramakali temple .There is a very interesting legend about this temple. It seems several thousands of years ago, this village was terrorized by a spirit called CHemmuni , which
	Musiri Azhagu nachiyamman temple	Musiri Azhagu nachiyamman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This is a temple that is situated in the banks of Cauvery in the Musiri town of Trichy district.. It is believed that about one thousand years ago when the river Cauvery was in flood, two people who were taking bath in the river notice a Palmyra leaf box floating in
	Kongalamman temple , Erode	Kongalamman temple , Erode Compiled by P.R.Ramachander KOngu Nadu was an integral part of Tamil Nadu , which spread over the present day Erode and Coimbatore districts .The Tamil speaking people of Kongu Nadu seem to have a great culture of their own. Kongalamman is the guardian deity of Kongu Nadu and
	Nannilam Madathi Amman temple	Nannilam Madathi Amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Madathi was the youngest sister of seven brothers. After the early expiry of her parents, her brothers looked after her well. Though a rich man called Vadavedu Mirasudar was in love with her , her brothers gave her in marriage to a person in the near by village .The rich Mirasdar started
	Keerangudi kudavarasi Amman	Keerangudi kudavarasi Amman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Keerangudi is a small Village/hamlet in Kollidam Taluk in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It comes under Sathiyakudi Panchayath. It is located 72 KM towards North from District head quarters Nagapattinam. 235 KM from State capital Chennai .ON the way from this village KOnnangattu padugai is the Kudavarasi
	Nallampatti Kunjayi and Kannadachi amman temple.	Nallampatti Kunjayi and Kannadachi amman temple. Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Nallampatti is a village which is 5 km from the Dindugal town of Tamil Nadu . There is a peculiar temple there with two village Goddesses . The story of these goddesses goes like this. Kunjayi Amman: There was a
	Cheruppalur Mutharamman temple	Cheruppalur Mutharamman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Cheruppalur is a small village in Kanyakumari district. It seems once upon a time this place was filled with Madhuca (Iluppai tree) trees.Once THumburan Sami and Bhodathan Sami (two village Gods) were walking by that road To Cheru[[alur and took rest below the Iluppai trees. At the time there was
	Thimmarayan samuthiram Suyambu Nagamani Devi temple	Thimmarayan samuthiram Suyambu Nagamani Devi temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Thimmarayan Samuthiram is on the road from Thiruvanaikkaval temple and Kallanai in the TRichinopoly town. On the road while proceeding from THiruvanaikkaval , on the left side you would be able to see &nbsp
	Kuisai Mutharamman temple of Kulashekarapattinam	Kuisai Mutharamman temple of Kulashekarapattinam Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Kulashekara pattinam is located near THiruchendhur of Tamil Nadu , and is 55 km from THoothukudi. It seems there was a Swyambhu idol of Lord Shiva in the village and the Goddess appeared in the dream of &
	Oothukattu ellayamman kovil	Oothukattu ellayamman kovil Compiled by P.R. Ramachander This temple is in a diversion to Valajabad near Oragadam in the Tambaram to Kanchipuram road. It is a verypopular temple . There is a story behind the temple. It seems once King Krishna Deva Raya who came for hunting in the Othukadu forest ggot tired and was taking rest below a neem
	Bilavadi Kathayi Amman	Bhilavadi Kaththaayee Amman By Sri.N.R.Jayaraman (Please see his other blogs at http://santhipriyaspages. blogspot.com Stated to be incarnation of Parvathi , she appears in Chittadi in the form of Kaththayee and relieves the sufferings of her devotees. Kaththayee Amman is Valli devi and Kaththyayini Amman is Parvathi. Similarity in name sometime causes confusion to
	Kannathal (kannudaya Nayagi) of Nattarasan Kottai	Kannathal (kannudaya Nayagi) of Nattarasan Kottai Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Nattarasan Kottai is a small town in the Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu , which is 51 km from the city of Madhurai. There is a famous temple of Kannudaya Nayagi (also called as Kannathal) , 2 km out of Nattarasan Kottai. Once upon
	Musiri Kannimar Kamakshi temple	Musiri Kannimar Kamakshi temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander On the southern side of Musiri village of Trichinopoly district of Tamil Nadu flows the Cauvery river. Once that river which never dries , dried. Villagers who were digging the river were surprised when their spade hit a statue of
	Padavettamman of KOyampedu	Padaveetamman of koyampedu, Chennai Compiled By P.R.Ramachander This happened about 250 years ago. Some people from Chennai from Thiruppathi after a pilgrimage to Thiruppathi. When the heared Chennai , they saw a wheel like stone rotating on the road.. That wheel was rotaing on the road
	Kuzhumani Ooradachi Amman	Kuzhumani Ooradachi Amman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Kuzhumani is a small village 10 km from Trichy town of Tamil Nadu. This village got its name because One villager got a Shiva Linga while ploughing his land .Kozhu munai , is the “Corner of the plough. There are several village goddesses situated in this village,. The Vallam
	Chellandi Amman of Mohanur	Chellandi Amman of Oruvanthur near Mohanur Compiled by P.R.Ramachander The two younger sistes of Chelliamman of Madurai and Kali wanted to decide the place they wanted to live. They decided they would hit a ball each and wherever the ball falls they would have their temple there. The ball hit by the
	Village Gods of the Tamil Country	Village Gods of the Tamil Country By P.R.Ramachander From the time that man started leading a civilized life , he realized that there is some power which was outside him and which was much greater than him that controls all his affairs. So wherever there was a large population of human beings , a concept of God arose. In India the lead to this thought process
	Muthu pillai Palayam Naga Muthu Mariyamman	Muthu pillai Palayam Naga Muthu Mariyamman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This place is near Pondichery town, You have to travel 2 km from the Pondichery bus stand on the Vilayannur road to reach this temple. It seems once upon a time a farmer was growing ash gourd in his fields which were in the place where the temple stands. One day , one well grown
	Salem Pootu Chami or Alankottai muniyappa temple.	Salem Pootu Chami or Alankottai muniyappa temple. Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Alankottai was the prison building in Selam town during the end of nineteenth centuary. And in that place a Muniyappa Sami temple was built and it was called as Alankottai Muniyappan. The devotees who want to put an end to family problems , for solving quarrels
	Putheri Ant hill temple	Putheri Ant hill temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Putheri is a small village which is 4 Km from Nagar Kovil town. On a part called Vishnu Puram of Putheri many people were living.. At that time a sage called Yogeeswarar came to the village and started living there . After he came the village prospered greatly. After some time the sage attained salvation an d
	Marathurai Kathyayani	Marathurai Kathyayani Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Marathurai village is situated in the road between Kumbhakonam and Manalmedu, two km from Pandanallur.The presiding deity in the village temple is Kathyayni.. This temple was also housed in a hut inside the forest in early days and about 40 years back , it was built with stone
	Koovakam koothandaar	Koovakam koothandaar Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Koovagaam is a very small village very famous for its annual festival in which eunuchs and transgenders participate in a very huge way. Koovagam is a very small village without much activity. It has a very small temple made of stone . The presiding deity is Koothandavar .Translated in to
	Manveli Draupadhi amman temple	Manveli Draupadhi amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Manveli is a small village in the kumbakonam Nagapattinam high way and isabout 30 km from Kumbhakonam .Draupadhi is the wife of Pandavas of Mahabharatha. There is a story about the origin of this temple. Achyutha Nayakkar who was ruling over Thanjavur went
	Agaram Serathamman of the herb garden.	Agaram Serathamman of the herb garden. Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Agaram is a village near Thamaraipakkam of Thiruvallur district. Nearby flows the Kosasthali river . When water flows in the river , people spend a lot of time near it , talking fishing etc. Once when people went to the river they saw an idol of the
	Ariyakurichi Vettudayaar Kali Amman	Ariyakurichi Vettudayaar Kali Amman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Ariyakurichi is a small village which is about 15 km from Sivaganga town on the road to Thondi . There was a temple of Ayyanar deep in forest with path covered by stones and thorns, This temple was looked after and worshipped by two brothers Kari Velaar and Karuppa velar. Kari
	Siravetti ayyanar of Melayur	Siravetti ayyanar of Melayur Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This temple is near the tourist towmn of Poompuhar. , It seems once upon a time this entire area was covered with forest. One villager was eking out his living by cutting trees to fire wood. One day he cut a tree and made it in to pieces and left for his home ,.Next day when he went back he saw
	Thiruvanai Kaval Margamudaya Ayyanar	Thiruvanai Kaval Margamudaya Ayyanar Compiled by P.R.Ramachander During the time of King Kari Kala Chozhan , the paddy crops from Trichy to Tanjore used to dry in season of lean rain and used to drown in water when the rainfall was in excess. So the king raised both the banks of Cauvery river and on the northern shore in Thiruvanalkaval
	Ariyalur Kottai Muniappan Koil	Ariyalur Kottai Muniappan Koil Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Ariyalur is a small town near the city of Trichy. Like all other places, this was also once up on a time a village . The village temple of Muniyayappan was called Kottai Muniappan , though there was no fort there, because those villagers believed that this
	Madhavaram Chelli amman temple	Madhavaram Chelli amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Devi Mahathmyam tells that the Goddess Parvathi took seven forms to kill the asuras. These Goddesses were adopted as Village Goddesses to protect them from natural epidemics and natural calamities. One of the most important is Pidari Chelli amman. During the time of
	Ambagarathur Bhadra Kali amman temple	Ambagarathur Bhadra Kali amman temple Compiled By P.R.Ramachander This temple is located near Karikkal town and very near to Thirunallaru temple. The Goddess in this temple is the fierce form of Kali called BhadraKali. It seems once upon a time a Rakshasi called Madhanalolai tried to tempt sage Durvasa and he cursed her. As a result two sons called
	Thurayur Angala Parameswari temple	Thurayur Angala Parameswari temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Thurayur is a small town near Trichy. This temple is situated about 2 km from the Thurayur bus stand. This temple is approximately 300 years old and has a door facing east. As soon as we enter the temple on our left is the temple of Aghora Veera Bhadra and next to it is the Kuthirai Veeran(
	Hosur Kottai Mariamman	Hosur Kottai Mariamman Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Hosur is a town situated in Tamil Nadu near the Karnataka border.. In the twelfth century this town was ruled by by a king called Tirubhavana malla Poorvadhi Raja Shiva Pada Sekara Perumal. He built a mudfort in the present Ram Nagar area of Hosur. Even
	Oppilatha Amman of Ariyalur	Oppilatha Amman of Ariyalur Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Oppilatha Amman meaning the Matchless Goddess has a temple in Ariyalur. This temple is in Ariyalur itself. There is a very interesting story of how she came about to have a temple there. Long time back it seems on Bangale seller was trying to sell bangles in the
	Thakaraveli Mariamman Temple	Thakaraveli Mariamman Temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Thakara veli is a very small village in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. This village is situated on the road between THiruthuraipoondi and Thiruvarur near Alathambadi village . The goddess called Ayiram Kannudayal( Goddess of thousand eyes) and Mahamai(great enchantress)
	Ezhai Katha Amman of Vellalur Nadu	Ezhai Katha Amman of Vellalur Nadu Compiled by P.R.Ramachander The chozhas used to maintain armies in several places in their country to protect their kingdom. One sucj group was called Ambalakarar and who were stationed in Vellalur Nadu near Sivagangai and their job was to protect the kingdom from the sea robbers
	Kadayur Vellaimmal Koil	Kadayur Vellaimmal Koil Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Vellaiammal who was extremely white was born in a rich family of “Porul thantha Muzhukkathar kula” , who belonged to the Kongu Velalar caste .Her rich parents were not able to find a suitable groom for her. At that time a labourer called Kangeyan came to the village for
	Periyasami Ayyanar of Chokkampatti(Kadayanallur)	Periyasami Ayyanar of Chokkampatti(Kadayanallur) Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This is a great Ayyanar temple which is near Kadayanallur of Tirunelveli district . This Ayyanar is housed in side a Shiva temple .A story tells about the Reason. Once sage Agasthya who was sent by Lord Shiva to the South India
	Mangala devi (kannagi ) temple at Vannathi parai	Mangala devi (kannagi ) temple at Vannathi parai Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This dilapidated but ancient temple dedicated to Kannagi , the celebrated heroine of possibly the greatest epic of Tamil Nadu viz Silappadikaram is situated on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is located about 7 km from Pazhiyankudi
	Kattu Chelliamman Kovil	Kattu Chelliamman Kovil Compiled by P.R.Ramachander The Kattu Chelli Amman temple is situated in the middle of the forest below a Herb Pandal. It Is believed that after Kaliamman killed Darukasura , the anger which she had at that time became a small baby. Feeling that this personification of anger is dangerous to the world Lord Shiva took her
	Manjaneeswarar Ayyanar appan of Keezhputhupattu	Manjaneeswarar Ayyanar appan of Keezhputhupattu Compiled by P.R.Ramachander It is believed that the power of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu who had come as Mohini joined together to form a God. This form looked similar to a cloud and it was called Manjani by the villagers who saw it . This power became An Ayyanar and got settled down in a
	Kolli Pavai of Kolli Malai	Kolli Pavai Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Kolli Malai is a small mountain range near Namakkal of Tamil Nadu .Literally it means “Mountain of death”. There is a famous Shiva temple on the top of Kollimalai called “arapaleswarar temple”. There are lot of references to this mountain in ancient Tamil Literature. There is abelief that , this place was
	Anai Malai Masani Amman temple	Anai Malai Masani Amman temple Compiled by P.R.Ramachander This temple is situated 14 km from Pollachi and 60 km from Coimbatore. Unlike other Goddesses , this Goddess is seen in the lying position position that too in the burial ground. Burial ground in Tamil is called “Mayanam” and possibly she might have been initially called “
	Nadupatti Veeru Mallamma Koil	Nadupatti Veeru Mallamma Koil Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Nadupatti is a small village in the Dindukkal – Madurai road .Most of the settlers here are the Vokkaligas from Karnataka. Their major occupation once upon a time was sheep and goat rearing . Normally they make the sheeps graze in the
	Periya Mariamman koil of Ramanathapuram	Periya Mariamman koil of Ramanathapuram Compiled by P.R.Ramachander Pookuzhi which literally means “Pit of Flowers” is the pit of burning embers kept free of ashes by fanning the pit. This is very common in many of the Mariyamman temples as well as Draupadi amman temples in Tamil Nadu. Normally male and female devotees
	Poy cholla meyyar Bhadra kali of Moolangudi	Poy cholla meyyar Bhadra kali of MoolangudiByP.R.Ramachander Moolangudi village is in the Pudukottai district near Ponnamaravathi. There were a brother sister who were children in this village., they were very close. One day when they were guarding paddy which was put to drying, one villager it seems remarked that they were like husband and wife. This hurt both of them. They left that place
	Samana malai Ayyanar Karuppannachami of Nagamalai	Samana malai Ayyanar Karuppannachami of NagamalaiByP.R.Ramachander The Jain religion was once flourishing in Tamil Nadu near Madurai of Tamil Nadu. There is a mountain there called Samana Malai with several artifacts and inscriptions of that religion. Nagamalai is a village in the foothills of this mountain. There was a famous Ayyanar temple there. There was a temple of Karuppannachami at
	Velappar of Mavuthu	Velappar of MavuthuByP.R.Ramachander Mavuthu is a village near Theppampatti which is 19 km from Aandipatti of Theni district of Tamil Nadu. Here Velappar temple is situated on a mountain. This is a tribal village. A tribe called Paliyars used to occupy this village. Once when they were searching for tubers for eating they located a handsome Muruga idol. They consecrated him there itself and
	Mariyamman of Punnainallur	Mariyamman of PunnainallurByP.R.Ramachander Punnainallur is a small village near the city of Thanjavur. When Chozhas were ruling Thanjavur, a Mariamman temple existed here. But for reasons unknown this temple disappeared. In the year 1680, Thanjavur was ruled by a Maratha king called Venkoji. He was a great devotee of Samayapuram Mariyamman. Once he reached Samayapuram only at night. So he
	Veppilai Kari of Mangudi	Veppilai Kari of MangudiByP.R.Ramachander Mangudi is a small village near Thiruvarur of Thanjavur district. Once al the villagers saw a dream in which, the Goddess announced that she is coming to the village. They were all confused as they did not know when and how she will be coming. Again they got a dream in which they were told that the Goddess would be coming by the river. The entire
	Nadiyamman of Pattu Kottai	Nadiyamman of Pattu KottaiByP.R.Ramachander Pattaukottai is in Tanjore district. This place was once upon a time covered with forest .At that time Thanjavur was ruled by Maratha kings One day one of them came for hunting in to this forest. He was surprised to see a very pretty woman in the middle of the forest who was laughing at him loudly. The king followed her. But as soon as he neared her
	Kadha Maravar Kali of Keezhkathi	Kadha Maravar Kali of KeezhkathiByP.R.Ramachander Kezhkathi is a very small village six km from Aranthangi of Pudukottai district. Once upon a time two brothers called China Maravar and Periya Maravar lived in this village. After the offering of meat during the festival to Karuppar, they used to share the meat equally. But during one festival, Chinna Maravar took more share saying that Periya
	Sudalai Madan of Seevalapperi	Sudalai Madan of SeevalapperiBy P.R.Ramachander Seevalapperi is a village which 1s 12 km from Palayamkottai of Tirunelveli district. The temple of Sudalai Madan is located there. When Lord Subrahmanya left Kailasa and settled down in Pazhani, Goddess Parvathi wanted another child. Lord Shiva asked her to her near the Emerald pillar lighting an ever shining lamp. She started doing it. When
	Koodamudayar of Kalayar kurichi	Koodamudayar of Kalayar kurichiByP.R.RamachanderKalayarkurichi is a village which is 20 km from Sivakasi of Virudhunagar district. The Arjuna River and Sarawathi River merge in to one near this village. These start from the Chaturagiri Mountain. There was a group of people who were rearing cattle on the Chaturagiri Mountain. Lord Shiva wanted to play with them. So he took the form of a calf and
	Malai Karuppu Chami of Kattupalayam	Malai Karuppu Chami of KattupalayamByP.R.Ramachander Kattupalayam is a small village neighboring the forests of Andhiyoor of Erode District. Once upon a time lived a rich man in the village called Vellaya Gounder. Vellaya Gounder was very devoted and used to go daily in side the forest to do Yogic practices. One day while walking in the forests, He was suddenly arrested by a power. Some how he
	Vendimuthu Karuppu of v. Kallapatti	Vendimuthu Karuppu of v. KallapattiByP.R.Ramachander V.kallapatti is a small village near Usilampatti of Madhurai district. There is a big artificial lake there… There was a person called Vendimuthu who was in Chettinad worshipping Malayala Karuppu. After his death, his children did not bother about it. So Karuppu started troubling them. Then with the help of magician they tied Karuppu in
	Theepayntha Nachiyar of Bhoothangudi	Theepayntha Nachiyar of BhoothangudiByP.R.Ramachander Bhoothangudi is a small village near Vadalur of Cudalore district. This is mainly populated by a caste known as Chethiyar. They were soldiers of Chozha kingdom. Usually during peace, they cultivate the land and hunt animals in the forest. Once when several Chethiyars went hunting, they saw a girl weeping in the forest. One of the Chethiyars
	Idamalai Mahalinga Maya Karuppu of Vatthalakundu	Idamalai Mahalinga Maya Karuppu of VatthalakunduByP.R.Ramachander Vathalakundu is a small town in Dindukkal district. This temple is situated there. But this Maya Karuppu originally came from a tribal village called Ettur kotta kudi of Theni district. Though the people worshipped this god there, they did not do it properly. So Maya Karuppu started troubling them. So they made a basket with cane
	Vettudayar Kali of Ariyakurichi	Vettudayar Kali of AriyakurichiByP.R.RamachanderAriyakurichi is 15 km from Shiva Ganga town. One story about the origin of the temple is as follows. This area was completely occupied by forests once upon a time. Two brothers called Karuppa Velar and Kari Velar went o this forest for digging of tubers. Once they got a statue of Ayyanar from the place that they cut. They started calling the God
	Thuravu Mel Azhagar of Chaluppai	Thuravu Mel Azhagar of ChaluppaiByP.R.Ramachander Meenchuruti is a village in Perambalur district which is 37 km from Kumbakonam. Six km from here is Chaluppai village. Thuravu in the local dialect indicates well and Thuravu Mel Azhagar would mean, “Pretty man on the top of the well.” One thousand years back, there was a Brahmin locality in this place. There was a well attached to this
	Adaikkalam Kathar of Gopala samudram	Adaikkalam Kathar of Gopala samudramByP.R.Ramachander Uppoor Gopala Samudram is about 4 km from Muthu pettai of Thiruvarur district. There is big Muneeswaran statue in the village. He is the guardian God to Adaikkalam Kathar. Adaikkalam means surrender and also protection. This God is supposed to have protected a ship once upon a time. Once upon a time Gopala Samudhram was a sea shore
	Thavasi Aandi of Melaurappanur	Thavasi Aandi of MelaurappanurByP.R.Ramachander This village is near Thirumangalam of Madhurai district. Thavasi Aandi which was once upon a time worshipped by a higher caster is now being worshipped by the Dalits of the village, there is no temple but a decorated platform on which there is a stone, and People believe that Thavasi Aandi is a very powerful God. Nothing is known as to how he
	Pachai malyaan of Kappathampatti	Pachai malyaan of KappathampattiByP.R.Ramachander Kappathampatti is a small village near Jalagandapuram of the Salem district. The village has arid land. Once upon a time a great water shortage came to this village. Some villagers thought that then can to Pachai malai (literally Green Mountain which is 80 km from the village). Four people belonging to one clan went there and reached the top of
	Changili karuppar of Kizha vayal	Changili karuppar of Kizha vayalByP.R.Ramachander Kizha vayal is a village in near Singanam puri of Shiva Ganga district. There is a prosperous village called Natha Kalai pattinam near Kizha vayal. Once upon a time, people were very prosperous there. Knowing this some magicians started to trouble them. There is an Oli Vidai ayyanar temple in this village, People went and appealed to Ayyanar.
	Mappilai Veeran of Thagatoor	Mappilai Veeran of ThagatoorByP.R.Ramachander Thagatoor is a small village near Vedaranyam of Nagai district. . Mapilai veeran translated meant the Son in law hero. There is no statue for this god. There is only a stone which is worshipped. There is a story about it. There was swamiji living in this village. He used to Worship a Kali Statue. He called her as Thirumeniamman. When he neared his
	Madappuram Bhadrakali	Madappuram BhadrakaliByP.R.Ramachander Madappuram is a small village near Thiruppuvanam of Shivagangai district. It seems once when there was huge deluge; Madhurai Meenakshi Amman asked her consort Lord Shiva to show her the boundary of Madhurai He became a huge serpent and lay down in the water in a circular form. The place where the mouth of the snake touched its tail is the present
	Angala Parameshwari of Yenadhi chenkottai	Angala Parameshwari of Yenadhi chenkottaiByP.R.Ramachander Yenadhi chenkottai is a village which is 12 km from Manamadhurai of Shiva gangai district. . Angala Parameshwari presides over this village with 21 assistant gods and 61 other Gods. It seems once upon a time a hunter from Benares undertook a pilgrimage to Rameshwaram. He brought with him the idol of Angala Parameshwari which he
	Vaikunda moorthi of Sundara pandiyam	Vaikunda moorthi of Sundara pandiyamByP.R.Ramachander Sundara pandiyam is a village which is about 15 km from Madhurai in Madhurai-Srivilliputhur road. About 300 years back, this area was ruled by a king called Mara varman Pandiyan. An old man and woman were walking in the forest near the village one day. Suddenly in front of them an ant hill grew up. They tried to find out what is in side the
	Kadaipillai Ayyanar of Melur	Kadaipillai Ayyanar of MelurByP.R.Ramachander Melur is a small village near Sri Rangam. People say that this temple is a very old. It seems once upon a time, a bird called Kadai Kuruvi (?) used to take bath in river Cauvery and sit on mound near by. Some villagers who noticed this went near the mound to investigate. To their surprise, they found a box near the mound. In side the box was an
	Aranmanai Chandana Karuppu.	Aranmanai Chandana Karuppu.ByP.R.Ramachander This temple is at Natham of Dindukkal district. Once upon a time this area was ruled by a king called Lingama Nayakkar. He was a good king and used to go other kingdoms to see what improvements he can bring to his kingdom. Once he went to Thirumayam which was ruled by Azhagan Nambi Raja. He was a very proud king and there was a rule in his kingdom,
	Periya Kandi Amman of Veerapur	Periya Kandi Amman of VeerapurByP.R.Ramachander Veerapur is 14 km from Manapparai of Trichy district. There is a strange intricate tale about the Goddess Periya Kandi Amman who has a temple here. It seems once upon a time a five headed serpent did intense Thapas so that, the Goddess Parvathi would be born to him, The Goddess was born but she was born s a eunuch, She did intense prayers to
	Aindu oor Nalla Thangal	Aindu oor Nalla ThangalByP.R.Ramachander This temple is situated in the Kodikkulam village (27 kms from Madhurai in Madhurai-Usilampatti road) which is the mother village of Vadukapatti, Udankattupatti, Piraviyanpaati and Akhilandapuram. Aindu oor Nalla Thangal (Good Thangal of five villages) is the presiding deity here. It seems once upon a time there was severe faming in these villages.
	Oor Kattu Chudalai Madan of Uppanimuthur	Oor Kattu Chudalai Madan of UppanimuthurByP.R.Ramachander This God is in the Uppanimuthur village which is 9 km from Cheranmahadevi. This village once upon a time was a part of OOrkattu Jamin. This Chudalai Madan came to this village from Kerala. It seems during those days there were very powerful magicians in Kerala who could even a tie up a God. Chudalai Madan was protecting the people of
	Por panai kottai Muneeswarar	Por panai kottai Muneeswarar ByP.R.Ramachander Translated in to English, the name of the God means “The sage God of fort of the golden palm”. This great temple is situated in Por panai kottai village near Pudukottai town, There is an interesting story about its origin. It seems once Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi were flying above Tamil Nadu. Their trusted assistant Pushpa Danthan was
	Samana Malai Ayyanar and Karuppana chami of Keezh kuil kudi	Samana Malai Ayyanar and Karuppana chami of Keezh kuil kudiByP.R.Ramachander Keezkuil kudi is a village is 10 km from Madhurai in Madhurai –Theni road. This village is in the bottom of Samana Malai. Samana Malai was once upon a time a great centre for Jainism in Tamil Nadu. There are several caves and drawings left by people belonging to this religion here. Vadivel kkarai was a neighboring
	Chemmuneeswarar of Poosariyoor	Chemmuneeswarar of PoosariyoorByP.R.Ramachander Poosariyoor is 12 km from Velli Thirupoor of Erode district. This story happened during Tippu Sultan’s rule. There is a village called Thittakudi near Chidambaram. A Brahmin priest was doing Pooja to Pachiyamman and Mannatha Sami of this village. He had a pretty daughter. Once when he was sick, this daughter offered worship instead of him. The
	Kannaki Durgai of Nallu thevan patti	Kannaki Durgai of Nallu thevan pattiByP.R.Ramachander The story of Kannagi whose husband was unjustly hanged by the king of Madurai is very famous. After this Kannagi burnt Madhurai and started walking towards Chera Nadu. It seems a sage called Tholandi Pathan who was doing penance in a mountain near Nallu thevan patti stopped her and made her the goddess Kannagi Durgai. They agreed. They were
	Pattalamman, Chandana Karuppu and Dombarai amman	Pattalamman, Chandana Karuppu and Dombarai ammanByP.R.Ramachander Kullapuram is a small village which is 12 km fro m Aandi patti of Theni district. It is on the banks of Koottaru. The people of this village were completely dependent on waters of this river. Two brothers called Ammiyappan and Kuzhaviyappan, both of whom were barbers came to settle down in this village. They both knew magic and
	Thiruvettazhaigaya Ayyanar of Peyadi kottai	Thiruvettazhaigaya Ayyanar of Peyadi kottaiByP.R.Ramachander Peyadi kottai is 27 km from Avudayar Koil and is in the border of Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram districts. The Pambaru which is dry passes through this village. There are lots of bushes with Indian date palm, People send their cattle to graze here. One day a dalit youth belonging to Kulathoor had brought his cattle to graze here.
	Gowri vallavar of Padamathur	Gowri vallavar of PadamathurByP.R.Ramachander There was a small country called Sethu seemai in the present Ramanathapuram district. This was ruled by two brothers called Udaya natha thevar and Gowri vallavar about 200 years back, the white men of east India Company were troubling them often. Once from Madhurai their army was marching towards Sethu Seemai. There was a war between he brothers
	Pachai nachiyamman temple of Trichinapally	Pachai nachiyamman temple of TrichinapallyByP.R.RamachanderTrichy is an important temple town of Tamil Nadu situated in the banks of river Cauvery. Long long ago, this area was a forest. Once a bangle seller was pausing through a forest. He saw a lady dressed in green sitting outside a small temple. She wanted bangles. When asked her preference for colours told green. The bangle seller put large
	Chellandi Amman of Madhukarai	Chellandi Amman of MadhukaraiByP.R.RamachanderMayanur is village 20 km from Trichy in the Trichy –Karur road. Madukkarai is the adjoining village. In the ancient times, when Tamil Nadu was being ruled by Cheras, Chozhas and Pandiyas, they were always waging war with each other. As a result people of Tamil Nadu suffered. So the smaller kings under them met a sage and wanted a solution. He advised
	Mel malai karuppu	Mel malai karuppuByP.R.RamachanderNatham is a village near Dindukkal. Thottiya karuppu and Azhagu nachiyar were gods of the village. Without knowing their power, the people not only disregarded them but started doing unjust acts The Gods got angry and destroyed sixty families just by their look. They then contacted their leader Lingama Nayakkar and requested to help them. He went and requested
	Thottichi Amman of Periya Poolankulam	Thottichi Amman of Periya PoolankulamByP.R.Ramachander Periya Poolankulam is a small village 8 km away from Madhurai in the Madhurai-Shiva Gangai road. Once a family who foretell the future of people came to this village. This family consisted of a father, mother and two daughters after finishing their job while they were returning they were planning to take rest in Perumparai which is near the
	Kokkuvetti Karuppannachami of Thiruengoimalai	Kokkuvetti Karuppannachami of ThiruengoimalaiByP.R.RamachanderThis Karuppanachmi temple is situated in Thiruengoimalai of Musiri Taluk of Trichy district. Kokkuvetti Karuppanachami was earlier in a village in the Podhigai Mountain. He was a very troublesome god and use to punish people mercilessly. The villagers got fed up and put the God in a palm leaf box and put the box in the Cauvery River
	Chenpaka moorthi Ayyanar	Chenpaka moorthi AyyanarByP.R.RamachanderIyamkottai is a small village on the road from Madurai to Dindigul near the station called Kodai road. Once upon a time this and the neighboring four villages were called Ammaya naikanoor Jamin. Once this Jamin was ruled by a Jamindar called Kamaiya Nayakkan. At that time due to continues failure of rain, these villages were suffering due to lack of food
	Irulappan-Pathala Pechi of Srivilliputhur	Irulappan-Pathala Pechi of SrivilliputhurByP.R.RamachanderThis famous temple is near Thirumukkulam of Sriviliputhur town of Tamil Nadu. It seems three dacoits called Irulappan, Mayandi and Veerabhadran used to enter this village daily and commit robberies in the village. There are two stories about the origin of the temple for them in the village.I. The villagers requested Goddess Parvathi to
	Thambi kalai Ayyan	Thambi kalai AyyanByP.R.Ramachander Thangamedu (Hill of gold) is a village on the shores of river Bhavani which is 20 km from Erode on the Erode Sathyamangalam road. The temple of Thambi kalai Ayyan is there in this village. The story of Thambi Kalai Ayyan is as follows There was a rich Jamindars in these parts called Thambi kounder. He was maintaining a large herd of cattle. His younger
	Bhadra kali and Murasappan of Velliyampathi	Bhadra kali and Murasappan of VelliyampathiByP.R.Ramachander Velliyampathi is a small village near Perunthurai of Erode district, the temple of Bhadrakali, Murasappan and Kundathu Kali are located here. There is an interesting story as to how these Gods reached here from Natathi village of Thirunelveli district. Once upon a time Natathi village was populated by Nadars. Many of them were
	Mandu Karuppu-Mandu Karuppi of Jeyamangalam	Mandu Karuppu-Mandu Karuppi of JeyamangalamByP.R.Ramachander Jeyamangalam is a village 12 km from Aandipatti of Theni district, this village is in the shores of Varaha River. Mandu Karuppu and Mandu Karuppi temple is in this village. These are worshipped by a dalit community called Kolachiyavan. The origin of this temple is not in this village. There was a Jamindar in Jothinayakkanur near
	Makaliamman of Pulavar palayam	Makaliamman of Pulavar palayamByP.R.RamachanderPulavar palyam is village in the Namakkal-Karur road. The very gigantic statue of Makaliaman is in this village. It seems once instead of a statue, there were only three stones representing the Goddess. The people were worshipping these stones were worshipped by the villagers as Makaliamman. Every year in the month of Masi (February-march) the place
	Pandi Muneeswarar of Melmadai	Pandi Muneeswarar of MelmadaiByP.R.RamachanderThis God is situated in Melamadai village which is very near Mattu Thavani of Madurai town. People also call this God as Pandi Ayya. People believe that this God is the rebirth of Pandiyan Nedumchezhiyan who wrongly sentenced Kovilan the husband of Kannaki to death. The present place of the temple was once upon a time a very dense forest. One group
	Navaladiar of Mohanur	Navaladiar of MohanurByP.R.RamachanderMohanur is a village which is 14 km from Paramathi Velur of Namakkal district. In the eastern boundary of the village is the temple of Navaladi Karuppana Chami., who is referred to also as Navaladiyan. He is also known as Pattamarathan and Judge Durai. It seems some merchants of the Chera kingdom came to do business with Tamil Nadu. They brought their
	Pirandi Ayyanar of Chelliyampatti	Pirandi Ayyanar of ChelliyampattiByP.R.RamachanderChelliyampatti is a small village near Piran Malai of Shiva Ganga district. The God who guards this village is Pirandi Ayyanar. About 700 years back about 200 people of the same joint family migrated to south from North India. Along them with them was Brahmin youth who used to assist them and his sister. They settled in the Vanniya country.
	Maya Kuruvi – Chamayi of Mukkudi	Maya Kuruvi – Chamayi of MukkudiByP.R.Ramachander Mukkudi is a village in between Shiva Ganga and Madhurai. There is no proper transport facility to reach this village. The Maya Kuruvi- Chamayi temple is in the eastern part of the village. Once upon a timer a cobbler couple was living in this village. They did not have any children. Some people advised them to go and pray in the Azhagar
	Vana Bhadrakali of Thekkepatti	Vana Bhadrakali of ThekkepattiByP.R.RamachanderThis temple is situated in Thekkepatti which is near Meetupalayam. This place was called Nellur Pattinam once .It was ruled by seven sisters called Aaravalli, Sooravalli, Veeravalli etc. They were all experts in magic as well as black magic. They wanted their country not to have even the smell of males. They caught hold of small kings near by using
	Kurathi Amman of Anaivari village	Kurathi Amman of Anaivari villageByP.R.RamachanderAnaivari is a village which is 18 km from Pudukottai. Kurathi Amman has a temple in this village. There is an interesting story about this village, which goes back to the Ramayana. It seems when Sita was kidnapped by Ravana, Lakshmana and Rama went is search of her. Sage Valmiki who was in the forest accompanied them. They happened to come to
	Kali theertha Ayya of Aayakaranpulam	Kali theertha Ayya of AayakaranpulamByP.R.RamachanderThis temple is located in Aayakaranpulam which is near Vedaranyam. It seems one upon a time, the Brahmin priests of Vedaranyam temple were searching for sweet water to Abhisheka to Lord Vedaranyeswarar. They found it in a spring after a great search in a nearby forest. They daily went there and brought the sweet water from the spring for
	Kadambagudi Ulagammal	Kadambagudi UlagammalByP.R.RamachanderKadambagudi is ten km from Thondi of Ramanatha puram district. Ulagammal of that place is not a statue/idol but a trident. Once king Sethupathi was returning from a hunting expedition. Then he saw a trident and a lemon fruit floating in the sea. The king asked his assistant to get it from the sea. Though he failed 2 times, in the third time he was
	Palayadi Karuppu	Palayadi KaruppuByP.R.Ramachander Gandharava kottai is a village which is thirty km from Pudukottai. Varappur is 12 km from this village. This is the head village for the surrounding 35 villages near there. The same caste people there have divided themselves in to eight groups. They did not have any God to protect them. So two elders of the village went to Kerala. They saw a sage who was doing
	Aachi Kizhavi of Usilampatti	Aachi Kizhavi of UsilampattiByP.R.RamachanderPaapapatti is a village which is 15 km from Usilampatti of Madurai district. From here Karumathur is 15 km. Paapayi was a girl born in this village and was given in marriage to a man in Paapan patti. There is an Ochandamman temple in Karumathur Once the family of Aandayi offered pongal in the Ochandamman temple. Aandayi and her sister in law(her
	Valladi Karar of Ambalakkaran Patti	Valladi karar of AmbalakkaranpattiByP.R.RamachanderValladi karar temple is situated in Ambalakkaranpatti which is ten kilo meters from Melur of Madhurai district. This village is situated in Vellalur Nadu which is a group of 60 villages. It seems long long ago, t in this village mysterious thefts were very common. People believed that it was done by a magician who came to these villages in a
	Mambarai Muniyappan	Mambarai MuniyappanByP.R.RamachanderThis temple s situated near Markampatti village which is about 20 km from Ottan Chathiram of Dindukkal district. In the days when Pandavas were living in the forest for 12 years, there was a great sage called Saindhava who was doing Thapas below a mango tree. It seems, every 12 years once this tree yielded a miraculous mango . It was believed by eating this
	Poyyalamman of Okkur	Poyyalamman of OkkurByP.R.RamachanderThe temple of Poyyalamman is in a village called Okkur which is 5 km from Avudayar Koil Of Pudukottai district. Once upon a time the Poyyalamman temple was a part of the Siva temple of the village. Once when the priest came back from the temple he had locked a child in side the temple. Once he realized he rushed to the temple. When he was trying to open the
	Kondrayandi Ayyanar	Kondrayandi AyyanarByP.R.RamachanderOnce upon a time a particular caste of people lived in side a fort is Sri Vaikundam of Thirunel veli district. They were particular that their women should never come out of the fort. But once the fort caught fire and many people along with Families fled the fort. But those who stayed in side were able to put out the fire. Later they did not allow those who
	Thenachi Amman Temple	Thenachi Amman TempleByP.R.RamachanderChiravayal puthur is a small village near Pillayar Patti of Siva Gangai district of Tamil Nadu. Near by in the banks of the river Thenaru and on its bank is the temple of Thenachi Amman. There is a story about its origin. A cowherd woman was supplying butter milk to the surrounding villages near the river Thenaru. Once after completing her trade, when she
	Oor kattiya Pattayya of koo pudupatti	Oor kattiya Pattayya of koo pudupattiByP.R.Ramachander Koo pudupatti is a village near Kambam of Theni district. Once upon a time a sage called Veerasikku Chithar arrived in the village. He liked the environment of the village and stayed there. At that time an evil spirit called Muni used to enter the village often and kill pregnant woman as well as, just born kids. At that time Sarangapani
	Keezh Kaathi Maravar Kali	Keezh Kaathi Maravar KaliByP.R.RamachanderThe village of Keezh kaathi is near Aranthangi of Pudukootai district. Once upon a time there were two brothers called Periya Maravar and Chinna Maravar. There was only a Karuppar temple n the village. It was practice for the brothers to share equally the meat of the goat sacrificed at the temple. Once lesser meat was given to Periya Maravar because he
	Vagurani Palla Karuppu	Vagurani Palla KaruppuByP.R.RamachanderKaruppu (black ) or Karupannachami is a very popular village God in Tamil Nadu. Some people believe that this God has come to Tamil Nadu from Kerala and call it Malayala Karuppu. Palla Karuppu is one such God in the Vagurani village, which is 20 km from Madurai. It seems once upon a time two people of the village went to repair the irrigation channel
	Mel maalyanoor Angalamman Temple	Mel malayanoor AngalammanBy P.R.Ramachander Angalamman is a very angry and furious form of Goddess Parvathi. Normally she is present in her temples in the form of an ant hill. Mal malayanoor is a small village near Thiruvannamalai. There are two stories which are being told about the origin of this temple.1. Once after fighting with a Rakshasa, Parvathi took the fierce and furious form of
	Poruloor Nalla Mangai Amman	Poruloor Nalla Mangai AmmanByP.R.RamachanderThis temple is situated in a small village called Poruloor which is near Ottan Chathiram of Dindukkal district of Tamil Nadu. There is an interesting story about this temple. It seems once upon a time, Poruloor was a very prosperous village. And very many rich people were living there. So some black magicians from Malayalam (Kerala) entered the
	Karumathur Moonu SAmi Koil	Moonu sami koilByP.R.Ramachander This temple is located in a village called Karumathur which is about 20 km from Madurai. The story of the origin of this temple clearly show us that the village people of Tamil Nadu were influenced by the Hindu concepts of Trinity and wanted to adopt certain aspects of it. It seems after the Kali age started Mayan (Lord Vishnu), Viruman (Lord Brahma), Sivan
	Karkuvel Kayynar	Karkuvel Kayyanar Temple.ByP.R.RamachanderThis Kayyanar temple is in a village which is near the famous Thiruchendur temple of Tamil Nadu. The Karkuvel Kayyanar’s temple is on the west side of the village. It seems once upon a time this area was ruled by a pandya king called Athi veera rana soora Pandyan. He had a minister called Kayyanar. It is believed he was the human form of the son of Shiva
	Veera Bhayangaram Ayyanar	Veera Bhayangara AyyanarByP.R.RamachanderVeera Bhayangaram village is 14 km away from the small of Chinna Salem of the Vizhuppuram district of Tamil Nadu. This also is called Veera vangi. It seems 200 years back Veerabhadra used to be the guardian God of this village. The n Ayyanar who came in search of a place to stay drove away Veera Bhadra Swamy and occupied his place. It seems Veera Bhadra
	Chithakoor Ayyanar (Sevuga Perumal)	Ayyanar is the main guardian deity of the villages of Tamil Nadu. Normally this imposing terracotta figure is seen in the boundary of the village. Surrounding him would be the colorful terracotta war steeds. In some temples the idols of Poorna and Pushkala who are his consorts are also present. Along with him normally Goddess Karuppu (black) is also present. He is also called Kari, Purathuvan,
	Introduction	Any body who have traveled in to Tamil Nadu must have seen lot of roofless temples (mostly terracotta figures ) established near the entrance of most villages. They might have also seen the temples dedicated to the Goddess of pestilence –Mari , in the middle of the village. Most of these Gods do not form a part of the pantheon of Hindu Gods. They have a great role to play in the day to day