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Ullikadai Vathalai Amman Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Ullikadai Vathalai Amman Temple

The other name for the deity is Vathalai Natchiamman. The temple is open every day and poojas performed three times in a day. Mostly people offer pongal and worship the deity.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
LocationUllikadai Vathalai Amman Temple
Area1.2 ha
Latitude10.9239210
Longitude79.2000170

About this Sacred Grove

The other name for the deity is Vathalai Natchiamman. The temple is open every day and poojas performed three times in a day. Mostly people offer pongal and worship the deity. There is a separate shrine for Perumal within the site. The temple is maintained by the local people. The annual festival is celebrated in the Tamil month of Chithirai (April – May).

Location

Coordinates: 10.9239210, 79.2000170

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Plants / Species (10)

Coconut

Cocos nucifera L.
Individual Count
13

Green champa

Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari
Individual Count
1

Jamun

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.
Individual Count
5

Mango

Mangifera indica L.
Individual Count
10

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Individual Count
21

Oil cake tree

Albizia amara (Roxb.) B. Boivin
Individual Count
6

Pongam

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Individual Count
5

Portia tree

Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. Ex Correa
Individual Count
17

Wild tamarind

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit.
Individual Count
22

Yellow bells

Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth
Individual Count
9