Korravai Amman Temple/ கொற்றவை அம்மன் கோயில், Mangalam, Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Korravai Amman Temple in Mangalam village was part of “Shiva, Vishnu and Korravai Temples Visit, around Vandavasi” on 27^th September 2026. I sincerely thank Mrs. Uma Jairam for taking me to this temple.

This temple faces east and is open to the sky at Mangalam, on the Kodungalur to Kottai road. A Shiva Lingam with Rishabam is also on the right side of the Korravai.

The Korravai is in the form of a bas-relief on a flat stone. The Korravai is in a sama bhanga standing posture with 8 hands. She holds Shankha, chakra, sword, Trishul, bell, shield, and bow. Her lower left hand is in kadi hastam. She is shown with karanda makuta, wearing ornaments around the neck and elongated earlobes. She wears marbu kachu and a dress below the waist. Ambara, the arrow holder, is shown on the back of her left shoulder. Since the Korravai sculpture is buried up to the knees, who the two persons shown on either side of her are is not known. The vahana buck deer with branched horns is shown on the left side. 

 

LOCATION OF THE KORRAVAI: CLICK HERE

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