Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple
| Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple | |
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Putlur Amman Temple புட்லூர் அங்காள பரமேசுவரியம்மன் கோவில் | |
 Main entrance of the Putlur Amman Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Deity | Poongavanathu Amman (Parvathi) |
| Location | |
| Location | Putlur, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°07′04″N 79°56′21″E / 13.117891°N 79.939049°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Hindu temple architecture |
Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple, also known as the Putlur Amman Temple, is a Hindu temple in Putlur, a village on the outskirts of Chennai, India. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Angala Parameshwari, an incarnation of Parvati, who is believed to have taken the form of a large anthill resembling a pregnant woman.[1]
Location
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The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, around 38 km west of Chennai. The temple is 850 meters away from the Putlur railway station.
The temple
[edit]The main deity at the temple is known as Poongavanathu Amman.[2] The goddess appears in the form of a natural anthill resembling a woman suffering from labour pain, lying with her mouth open.[1] Owing to the presence of Shiva inside the sanctum sanctorum, the idol of Nandi is present in front of the sanctum instead of a lion found normally in a Devi temple, which is considered a rarity.[3] There are shrines to Ganesh, Nataraja, Madurai Veeran, Subrahmanya, Dakshinamurti and the philosopher-saint Valluvar near the sanctum sanctorum. Nataraja is known by the name Thandavarayan.[2][4] The sacred tree of the temple is a neem tree located in the outer corridor. Other shrines at the outer corridor include a sacred anthill and shrines of goddess Karumari, Ganesh, and Nagadevas (serpent deities) under the sacred tree.[2] Devotees believe that worshiping the goddess fulfills their wish for a child.[5][6][7]
Important festivals include Shivarathri, Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of Aadi, and new moon days.[2]
The temple had given rise to the name of the village "Putlur" meaning "the town of anthill" (from the Tamil term putru meaning "snake hole").[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Allen, Charles (2017). Coromandel: A Personal History of South India. London: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-1-4087-0540-7.
- ^ a b c d "Sri Angala Parameswari Temple". Dinamalar. Chennai. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Putlur Amman Parameswari Temple, Timings, Travel Guide and History". TFI Global. Chennai. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Ramji, V. (23 July 2019). "புட்லூரில் கர்ப்பிணியாய் அங்காளம்மன்; பிள்ளை வரம் தரும் பிள்ளைத்தாய்ச்சி!". The Hindu Tamil. Chennai. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Vaitheki, R. (29 April 2017). "நிறைமாத கர்ப்பிணியாக அருளும் புட்லூர் அம்மன்...! [Goddess gracing in the form of a pregnant woman in full term…!]". Vikatan. Chennai. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "புட்லூர் அங்காளம்மன் ஆலயம்- திருவள்ளூர் [Putlur Angalamman Temple – Tiruvallur]". Maalai Malar. Chennai. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Maran, Mohana (9 February 2018). "புட்லூர் கோயில் வளைகாப்பு விழா [Bangle festival at Putlur Temple]". Dinamani. Chennai. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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