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Kodangipatti Periyasamy, Karur, Tamil Nadu

Kodangipatti Periyasamy

This temple is located within the boundaries of the Kodangipatti village on the Karur-Trichirapalli main road.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKarur
LocationKodangipatti Periyasamy
Area1.5 ha
Latitude10.9194820
Longitude78.0714920

About this Sacred Grove

This temple is located within the boundaries of the Kodangipatti village on the Karur-Trichirapalli main road. The presiding deity of the temple is Periyasamy and statues of mud horses and hunting dogs have been erected here.  A number of small statues of parivara devatas including God Karuppasamy have been found erected on individual pedestals.  Daily Puja is performed on all weekdays and villager’s offerings here include cooking of the Pongal rice.  During the main temple festival days, devotees offer animal sacrifices also to the God.

Location

Coordinates: 10.9194820, 78.0714920

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Plants / Species (5)

Banyan

Ficus benghalensis L.
Individual Count
2

Gulmohar

Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf.
Individual Count
5

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Individual Count
4

Oil cake tree

Albizia amara (Roxb.) B. Boivin
Individual Count
11

Pala indigo plant

Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.)
Individual Count
10