Friday 14 March 2014

Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple / ஸ்ரீ வீரமாத்தி அம்மன் கோயில், a History, Talguni, Erode District, Tamil Nadu.

14, March 2014.
After my darshan of Sri Veeramathi  Amman, our Kula Deivam at Talguni near Kolappalur, Gobichettipalayam, I indented to add the history of our Kula Deivam.  Till the end of 20th century our village people believed that Sri Murugan  was our Kula Deivam and used to go to the temple near Getticheviyur ( Thoranavavi ) on Gobichettipalayam to Tiruப்pur bus route. Then  a section of our people argued that a male god cannot be our  Kula Deivam and must be a Female.  Some of our caste people traced and found out the present Sri Veeramathi Amman mentioned  above address.  After that our people started worshiping  Sri Veeramathi Amman, as Kula Deivam. When I inquired, our elders of  our community could not help to trace the history.  In the mean time many people inquired about Sri Veeramathi Amman and the history. This kindles me further to do a research on this subject.

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FEMALE GODDESS
1. GODDESS BECOMES GODDESS

Normally we used to worship two types of female gods.  One type is the concerts of female gods, who came to earth to safe guard the human beings from evils. They are normally, Sri Kaliamman, Sri Mariamman, Sri Selliamman, Etc,.

2. HUMANS BECOMES GODDESS
The other type of female goddess are, the Females who lives in the earth & scarified themselves, through Sati and lives as goddess / Kula Deivam in the mind of their sons, grand sons, great grand sons, etc,.  This is being followed to generations. They  worship  them as goddess with regular poojas, annual festival., etc. Also any important functions in their family will be celebrated after worshiping their Kula Deivam. FEMALE GODDESS BECOMES AS KULA DEIVAM in three ways  and they are.

1. SATI.
The widow who lost her husband ends her life by jumping  in to her husband’s funeral pyre. ( Voluntarily  - But in many cases it is not so, they were forcibly to do SATI ).  This practice was adopted from the starting of the human civilization, may be from Vedha ugam. Latter it was modified in different ways. 

 THEEPANJAMMAN AT PUNNAMMAI

THEEPANJAMMAN TEMPLE NEAR CHEYYUR
2. BURIAL.
The widows creates fire separately and  jump in to the fire and scarifies their lives. In south India the dead husbands are  not cremated, instead they are buried. In this case the widows are also  buried along with their husbands with alive. Latter the same was modified. The widows are asked lay down along with their husbands and rituals are only conducted, without buried along with their husbands.

3. LIVES REST OF THE LIFE AS WIDOWS.
The widows will live through out their life  in single, even though they are very young. They are not permitted to join any of the functions, will not have the kumkums in their fore head, they wear white saris and they will not wear any jewels.  It is still believed that the purpose of travel will not be fruitful, if  widows with white saris either they cross their way or came in their front.

For the remembrance/ monuments of   the widows, who sacrificed their  lives the people followed different methods.

1. SATI KAL or NADU KAL.
A stone with inscriptions of the who had undergone the SATI is installed in a place where every body can be seen. Also they may be installed at the burial / cremation ground also.  In north India, palm prints of the widows  ( may be many numbers whose husbands are  killed in battles ) are chiseled on stones.  The SATI stones are also installed in a place where the three roads joins. In some places of Tamil Nadu, the stones with inscriptions of their names are  placed in a common place of the village and the villagers used to do poojas in a particular month like Aadi in Tamil Month.

2. SUMAITHANGI KAL
Sumaithangi Kal  was also installed in remembrance of the lady who died during delivery or during pregnancy. This was mainly installed near the village/ shops/ Madams/ Ponds/ to unload their head loads and take rest. After rest the head loads can be picked up by  them with out much effort and with out others help.  Since I was from a remote Village in Erode Dist of Tamil Nadu, still I remember my good old days.  During my younger days my mother and Villagers used to travel by walk for a distance of 4 KM  to Kunnathur to purchase weekly provisions and vegetables from the weekly market ( Sandhai ), which assembles on every Mondays. There was no bus at that time. There was a sumai thangi stone installed in my Village long back, which is not there now.

In north side of Tamil Nadu there are temples with goddess name with Theepanjamman. This temple was constructed  in remembrance of the widows.The Sati was abolished through Laws by Britishers  in India. Even though it is a punishable act, instances are happening in India here and there.

CONCLUSION OF OUR KULA DEIVAM SRI VEERAMATHI AMMAN’s HISTORY
Our Kula Deivam Sri Veeramathi Amman  also must be a brave mother who sacrificed  for our ancestral father.  Our fore fathers might have installed a NADUKAL. Latter our, latter ancestors might have given the shape of the present  Sri Veeramathi Amman.  But one thing is certain that the temple has been visited by our ancestors whose foot prints are lying in the temples and their souls must be circumambulate Sri Veeramathi Amman, to get blessings of Sri Veeramathi Amman and give blessings to us when we go to the temple. There are many Sri Veeramathi Amman Temples  in Coimbatore, Erode, Salem districts  of Kongu Nadu for different castes and sections of peoples.
  
ANNUAL FESTIVAL : CLICK HERE FOR ( 2012 ) , &  ( 2013 ) 

 SrI Veeramathi Amman - our Kula Deivam
2012 annual festival  - Santhana Kappu alankaram
To see the maavilakku procession please CLICK HERE
2013 - Annual festival Santhana kappu alangaram

The above contents of the above articles are subject to change depends on the facts whenever we receive from the readers.For Further Reading Please Click the following Links.
FOR SATI PLEASE CLICK HERE

For the details of the  Annual Festival ::CLICK HERE  

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

26 comments:

  1. Hello Sir ,
    I Just want to ask you whether the Goddess of Name “ Veeramatchi Amman “ & “ VeeraMati Amman “ are same ? ,
    My Kula Theivam Temple is in Vadukupalayam Pollachi , I am inspired by your blog to create a website for the Temple so I am collecting information’s , Historical details etc. ,
    Thanks

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    1. hi sir help us because after 3 gen we identify so help us my moblie no 9965403003

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    2. Hope you got my reply all the best.....

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    3. Both are same.. but in different languages.. In Tamil .. its is Veeramathi,, in Kanada Veeramashti etc,..

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  2. You have mentioned that there are many Veeramathi ammans around Coimbatore. Could you please let me know the same? My father tried hard to locate the temple. They have been worshipping at a Ganesha temple with kannimar Puja. We, his children would like to find the family deity. Any leads would help.
    Thank you.

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    1. You can find near vijayamangalam , Rattakenaru.

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    2. There are many Veeramathi Amman temples in erode Coimbatore salem district..

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    3. Sri Veeramathi Amman temple is located in Echanari, Coimbatore and one more temple at Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Vadavalli. Please call me for any doubts. +243 850680027

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  4. Hi
    Could you please tell me what is your kulam and kothiram?
    Because I am also in the same confusion.
    My one of the ancessters says my kula dheivam is also sri. veeramathi amman .I am also naidu communnity.

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    1. The name Veeramathi is referred as Kula Theivam by many castes especially, in Kongu region..

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  5. http://sriveeramaathiammanthunai.blogspot.in/2013/05/sri-veeramaathi-amman.html

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  6. Please help me to know my kuladeivam name and temple location.my father and grandfather are lived in salem district and we are gavara naidu telugu speaking people,we belong to
    balagiri gothiram and marappa gothiram

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    1. Sorry ... I am not an expert to that extend... You can ask for prasannam.. thay may help you Sir..

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  7. Hi can any one say do we have any 108 mantras or potri for our veramathi amman like other aman gods. If there can you pls share.

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    1. There is no such mantras till.. somebody has to compose.. waiting for the same..

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  8. ஐயா நாங்கள் மூன்று தலைமுறை குலதெய்வம் தெரியவில்லை எங்கள் மூதாதையர் முருகனை வழிபட்டனர் நாங்களும் அதனை பின்பற்றுகின்றோம் எங்கள் மூதாதையர் ஈரோடு மாவட்டம் நாங்கள் திருச்சியில் இருக்கிறோம். எங்கள் குல தெய்வம் பெண் தெய்வம் என்று கேள்வி பட்டிருக்கிறோம். எங்கள் குல தெய்வம் அறிய வழி காட்டுங்கள். நாங்கள் இந்து சக்கிலியர்

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    1. பிரசன்னம் பார்கலாம்.. அல்லது முருகனிடமே வேண்டுகோள் வையுங்கள் உங்கள் குலதெய்வத்தைக் காட்டிக் கொடுக்கச்சொல்லி.. உங்களில் யார் கனவிலாவது அம்மன் வருவார்.. அவர் இருக்கும் இடத்தைக் குறிப்பிட்டு காட்டுவார்.. மேற்கொண்டு நீங்கள் அவர்சொல்படி நடக்கவேண்டும்.. .. வாழ்த்துக்கள்

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  9. Are Veeramathi Amman and Theepanjaamman same????? Please someone reply

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    1. Basically both are same.. as Kula deivam.. In theepanjamman, it is clear that the la lady who took sati, by jumping in the funeral pyre, after her husband's death. But in the case of Veeramathi Amman is a name, of the Kula Deivam, who lost her life for some good cause..

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  10. Hi,
    This is also worshipped by boya naidu or nayakkar community is it true?

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    1. Different cast people will have their Kula Deivam of this same name Sri Veeramathi Amman... But this particular Sri Veeramathi Amman temple at Talguni near Kolappalur in erode District belongs to Kammalar ( Viswakarma ) Community...

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  11. Yes. Boyar (vaddaru) people worship veeramaathi amma. We belong to vaddaru.

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    1. Thanks for the information Sir.. can you tel me, in which Village

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