02nd
August 2018.
Our Kulatheivam Sri
Veeramathi Amman’s 2018, three-day annual festival was conducted from 31st
July 2018. Two separate functions are conducted for Sri Veeramathi Amman and
Sri Karuppanna Swamy. The function was kickstarted with a pooja to Sri
Veeramathi Amman followed by the bringing of holy water from River Bhavani at
Nanjai Puliyampatti for Amman’s Abhishekam. Before this, all the gents and
ladies, who intended to bring Holy water wore the Kappu ( the sacred thread
tied on the right wrist to protect them ). The Holy water was brought around
08.00 hrs and they were welcomed from Akkarai Palayam Panchayat Office with mela
tala and bursting of firecrackers. Vilakku pooja was conducted by the ladies. After Pooja to Amman, There is a function
called Ammai azhaithal -அம்மை அழைத்தல் -( inviting the other female deities for Sri Veeramathi Amman’s Thirukalyanam - அம்மனின் திருக்கல்யானம் -, scheduled to be performed on 01st August 2018) was conducted around
midnight. A person of our Community, who was authorized to carry the pooja
articles, called "padaikalam eduththal" - படைகளம் எடுத்தல் -to the Ammai, from Amman’s Temple.
On 1st
August 2018, sweet Pongal was prepared by the ladies, and the Ma Vilakku procession
was also conducted from Sri Azhagu Rajaperumal Temple with mela tala and
bursting of firecrackers. Annual festival pooja was conducted with Abhishekam
to Amman.
Around 10.00 hrs
After pooja to Sri Karuppanna Swamy and Kannimar, goats are being offered to
Sri Karuppanna Swamy. The second part of the annual festival came to an end after
serving the non-veg feast. The annual concluding special poojas called maru
pooja was conducted to Sri Veeramathi
Amman and Sri Karuppanna Swamy on Friday, the 3rd of August 2018.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SRI VEERAMATHI AMMAN.
Our Kuruppa nattu Kammalar
( Vishwakarma ) community people worshiped Sri Murugan of Arumalai at
Thoranavavi, a small hill with 60 steps, near Getticheviyur on Gobi to Tirupur Road. About
10 years before we are advised to worship Sri Veeramathi Amman as our Kula Deivam a female deity at Talkuni near Kolappalur, Gobichettipalayam. The full history is not known, as to how they changed Sri Murugan to this Veeramathi Amman (somebody told, me it was as per prasannam ). But Still, our Community people
worship both. It was also told that Amman was our ancestor, who lived and
sacrificed her life for the well-being of our Community people. Hence She is being worshiped as Kula Deivam.
Some of the function
photographs are…
Sri Veeramathi Amman
Vilakku Pooja
Ammai azhaithal
Sri Karuppanna Swamy
Kannimar
Preparation of sweet pongal
Ma – Vilakku pooja
Ma – Vilakku pooja
Ma – Vilakku pooja
Amman in alangaram after Abhishekam 
Shops
---OM SHIVAYA
NAMA---
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