Vandiyur Mariamman Temple (Tamil:வண்டியூர் மாரியம்மன் திருக்கோயில்) is located in east of the temple city Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Mariamman, the Hindu Goddess of rain. it is situated near to river Vaigai at a distance of about 3 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple.Temple has its huge pond Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam. Although Mariammam Shrine is the prime shrine, temple has pechiammam(Tamil:பேச்சியம்மன்) and vinayagar beside the pipal tree. Two dwarapalakis located on the entrance of Mariamman shrine
Festivals:
On Thaipusam, float festival is conducted in Teppakulam(tank) in a colourful way, which attracts thousands of tourists. In the month of mid-March to mid-April (Paṅkuni, twelfth month of Tamil calendar) the grand annual festival is celebrated for continuous ten day.
History:
Vandiyur Mariamman Temple is an ancient temple with a legacy of 2000 years and is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess of Rain, Mariamman. The temple is one of the famous religious sites in Madurai and beautifully sits on the banks of Vaigai River and has its own huge water pond.Built in the honour of Lord Vigneshwara, this divine temple is situated about 5 kilometres from the Meenakshi Temple. It is believed that the idol of the temple emerged from the bottom of the tank, while it was dug in the olden times. Since then the tank continued to gain its popularity and the temple too was constructed in its memory. In the middle of the pond is housed a Maiya Mandapam that has the Vinayakar temple and garden, dedicated to Lord Ganesh. Several different kinds of festivals are celebrated in the temple and all rituals are done with great pomp and pleasure including the grand float festival of Thaipusam, which is celebrated at a grand scale over a span of ten days. The renowned Float Festival, celebrated in the Tamil month of Thai in January and is organized on a full moon night, called Thaipusam. On this occasion, the temple is beautifully lit-up and its glittering shadow makes the pond shine equally well. The idols of the main deities of Meenakshi Amman Temple along with Lord Sundareshwarar and Goddess Meenakshi are called from the respective temples and are made to float on the calm waters of the pond.
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