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Karagapatti Thalaikonda Amman, Dharmapuri & Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu

Karagapatti Thalaikonda Amman

In this temple, local villagers worship and offer prayers as their clan and favourite deity.  Lord Pillaiyar in front of this temple is the deity of worship and worshipped as the three-eyed chief God by the villagers.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictDharmapuri & Krishnagiri
LocationKaragapatti Thalaikonda Amman
Area3.8 ha
Latitude12.2601190
Longitude78.2375270

About this Sacred Grove

In this temple, local villagers worship and offer prayers as their clan and favourite deity.  Lord Pillaiyar in front of this temple is the deity of worship and worshipped as the three-eyed chief God by the villagers. Pujas are performed on all the Fridays and Amavasai days. Annual festival is conducted during the Tamil month Aadi and during the May month, the villagers worship with belief and perform special pujas.

Location

Coordinates: 12.2601190, 78.2375270

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Plants / Species (11)

Almond

Terminalia catappa L.
Individual Count
11

Bamboo

Bambusa balcooa Roxb.
Individual Count
48

Chaste tree

Vitex negundo L.
Individual Count
2

Coconut

Cocos nucifera L.
Individual Count
24

Crape jasmine

Tabernaemontana divaricata R.Br. ex Roem. & schult
Individual Count
3

Frangipani

Plumeria ruba. L.
Individual Count
1

Golden shower tree

Cassia fistula L.
Individual Count
3

Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Individual Count
2

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Individual Count
29

Pongam oil tree

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Individual Count
21

Yellow bells

Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth
Individual Count
20