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Kattupalayam Malaikaruppu, Erode, Tamil Nadu

Kattupalayam Malaikaruppu

This temple is a very old one and the deity is believed to protect the nearby hills and forests. There are lot of fearful figurines of terracotta bulls and horses are found here. 

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictErode
LocationKattupalayam Malaikaruppu
Area—
Latitude11.6044510
Longitude77.5355310

About this Sacred Grove

This temple is a very old one and the deity is believed to protect the nearby hills and forests. There are lot of fearful figurines of terracotta bulls and horses are found here.  Devotees worship here with different offerings like donating terracotta horses, bulls, divine spear, temple bells, and even animal sacrifice. It is believed that the shape of the scary trees grown in the surroundings of the temple have medicinal values that cures people with mental and psychic health disorders, depression while worshipping the deity at this temple. The ant-hill deity in this temple is also very famous and villagers offer prayers and worship to this god.

 

Location

Coordinates: 11.6044510, 77.5355310

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Plants / Species (6)

Devil's backbone

Euphorbia tithymaloides L.
Individual Count
28

Mahua

Madhuca longifolia (J.Konig) J.F.Macbr. 1
Individual Count
16

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
Individual Count
59

Oil cake tree

Albizia amara (Roxb.) B. Boivin
Individual Count
59

Pala indigo tree

Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br., Mem. Wern. Soc.
Individual Count
29

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica L.
Individual Count
5