Kolathur Ellai Mariamman Temple
The guardian deity is worshipped by the villagers with great devotion. During the annual festival in the month of Aadi (July – August), people fast for seventeen days and on the eighteenth day (Aadi perukku) perform puja to the deity after which the Amman is taken out on a procession throughout the village to protect the villagers.
About this Sacred Grove
The guardian deity is worshipped by the villagers with great devotion. During the annual festival in the month of Aadi (July – August), people fast for seventeen days and on the eighteenth day (Aadi perukku) perform puja to the deity after which the Amman is taken out on a procession throughout the village to protect the villagers. On the night, goats and hens are sacrificed and the temple is closed and will be open only after a month for worship.
Location
Coordinates: 11.5018220, 77.4543270
Open in Google Maps ↗Plants / Species (4)
Caster oil plant
Ricinus communis L.- Individual Count
- 4
Mesquite
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.- Individual Count
- 8
Neem
Azadirachta indica A. Juss- Individual Count
- 1
Palm
Borassus flabellifer L.- Individual Count
- 1