The visit to this Anbil Mariamman Temple at Anbil,
Tiruchirappalli District was part of “Shiva, Vishnu and Buddhist Temples Visit
in Puducherry, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli
Districts”, from 8th to 10th April 2026.
Moolavar: Sri Mariamman
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces east with a Trishul, Simha vahanam, and balipeedam. The stucco image of
Amman is on the top of the mukha mandapam. The Goddess Mariamman is in a
sitting posture with ashtabhujas, holding various weapons.
ARCHITECTURE
The
temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, the ardha mandapam and the maha mandapam. The
sanctum sanctorum is rectangular in shape. A salakara vimanam is over the
sanctum sanctorum. The sanctum sanctorum vimanam was constructed in stone from
adhistanam to prastaram. The adhistanam is of pada bandha adhistanam with
jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts with vedikai. The
pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters with vettu pothyal. The prastaram
consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. The brick salakara one-tier
vimanam, greevam, and sigaram are above the bhumidesam.
The
mukha mandapam was constructed with cement concrete in recent years.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
Anbil
Maha Mariamman temple may be from the later Chozha period, about 700 years old. Originally, the Goddess Amman was under a neem tree, and later the temple was constructed. The
front mandapam was built in recent years.
Maha
Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in February 2020.
LEGENDS
As per
the legends, when there was a flood in the Kollidam, the Goddess Mariamman
saved the village of Anbil from the flood. Hence, people worship Mariamman as the Kaval Theivam of this village.
It is
believed that the Goddess Mariamman will cure chicken pox. So devotees used to stay in the temple itself along with the child affected by the chicken pox.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Fridays, Sundays, Amavasya
days, Pournami days, Tamil New Year days, Adi Month Fridays, Vaikasi, Ani,
Panguni auspicious days, etc.
Devotees
pray to Goddess Mariamman for a child boon and get a cure for chicken pox, etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs and from 16.00 hrs to 20.00
hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
This
temple is about 8 km from Lalgudi, 34 km from Tiruchirappalli, 41 km from
Thanjavur, and 67 km from Kumbakonam.
The
nearest Railway Station is Lalgudi.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM
SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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