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Vayalur Pidari Poovayi Amman (Kavarapatti), Karur, Tamil Nadu

Vayalur Pidari Poovayi Amman Kovil

This temple is located in the Krishnarayapuram region and maintained by the HR & CE Department of the Government of Tamilnadu.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKarur
LocationVayalur Pidari Poovayi Amman (Kavarapatti)
Area2.8 ha
Latitude10.8733720
Longitude78.3433840

About this Sacred Grove

This temple is located in the Krishnarayapuram region and maintained by the HR & CE Department of the Government of Tamilnadu.  Regular pujas are performed both in the morning and evening.  Devotees worship and pray for pregnancy and childbirth and tie cradles in the nearby temple tree. Goddess Pidari amman is the guardian deity of the village and devotees offer Mulaipari (sprouts) on the festival days.

Location

Coordinates: 10.8733720, 78.3433840

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Plants / Species (6)

Banyan

Ficus benghalensis L.
Individual Count
1

Coconut

Cocos nucifera L.
Individual Count
5

Indian ash tree

Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.
Individual Count
1

Jamun

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.
Individual Count
1

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Individual Count
14

Portia tree

Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. Ex Correa
Individual Count
2