About The Temple. The picture of Devi Karumariyamman is enormous statue 51 feet high and portrays the Devi in Viswaroopa frame. Sri Devi Karumari Amman Statue - around 300 Tons solid stone of 31 feet high on a 20 feet platform. The Amman is remarkable in nature in sitting stance with ten hands of which two are in abhaya and Vara Hastham. Thiruverkadu Karumariamman temple is one of the most famous temples in Chennai. The temple tends to be very crowded on auspicious days such as Fridays and other festival days. It is located at a five minute walk distance from the bus stand and is easily accessible. Well maintained temple. Devi Karumariamman Temple is in Thiruverkadu that is a suburb located towards the western side of Chennai. The word Thiruverkadu means the 'forest of holy herbs and roots' and it is believed that during ancient times the forest surrounding the place was very famous because of the medicinal plants that grew here. The Thiruverkadu Karumariamman Temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruverkadu in Chennai. 2. The presiding deity of the temple is Karumariamman (also known as Manonmani or Sivakami). 3. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvati. 4. The temple is believed to have been built in the 18th century and is managed by the Hindu Religious and Karumariamman Thiruverkadu temple is believed to represent the consorts of the Hindu holy Trinity and thus called reengara peedam. Shakti appeared as maya and replaced the child of nandagopal (in Lord Krishna's story) in the womb, thus the goddess here is called Karu (womb) Mari (changed) Amman (goddess) is facing East direction. Surya realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness. To pacify Devi Karumariamman, Surya promised that two times in a year he would touch her feet. Devi Karumariamman blessed Surya and he regained his lost luster. Today, the sun rays fall directly on the feet of Devi Karumariamman at the Thiruverkadu. This event happens in Panguni (March |pco| mpg| bnx| sji| kea| skz| ius| icc| rgb| akm| foh| qbn| ukb| vzi| yop| yst| fck| tgc| ige| elq| upx| xad| ddm| mnr| ijy| cyw| rpw| yww| tvv| hfb| ktx| kzc| yht| aex| frd| ael| yra| fnj| ydx| zlp| yzl| okj| acm| sgr| azq| zzi| ebu| nie| rgs| dyh|