Palace Devastanam Amman Temples

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The Palace Devastanam Ammman Temples are the Kaliamman/Mariamman temples in and around Thanjavur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Palace Devastanam

Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam comprises 88 temples. They are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. [1] [2] [3] Of the 88 temples, the Kaliamman temples and Mariamman Temples are found. They include the following.

Kaliamman Temple

Badrakaliamman Temple

Located near West Street, this temple is found at the rear side of Konganesvarar Temple and on the left side of Melavasal Subramaniasvami Temple and Melavasal Ranganathar Temple. The temple having Badrakaliamman as presiding deity has two entrances and prakara. The deity is facing west.

Utsava Kodiamman Temple

Located at West street next to Omali Pillayar Temple, it has a mandapa. The presiding deity is Utsava Kodiamman.

Ellai Amman Temple

The presiding deity Ellai Amman is also known as Renukadei. In the right Vinayaka and in the prakara shrines of Thanjan, Mathangi and Sritharangam are found followed by Nagas. There are also shrines of Chandikesvari and Gnana Bhairava. The Kumbhabhishekham was held on 10 August 2000.

Vadabatra Kali Amman Temple

Located at Poomal Ravuthan Kovil Street in East Gate, the presiding deity Nisumbasuthani, Vada Badrakali also known as Rakukala Kaliamman [4] is facing north. [5] According to Thiruvalangadu copper plates during the Chola period this temple was set up. The deity is of 6' height. [6]

Punnainallur Mariamman Temple

Ukkra Kali Amman Temple

The presiding deity Ukkra Kali is looked like the Kalapidari of Early Chola period. [7] This temple is located at Kuyavar street in East Gate. The temple has front mandapa and vimana. On either side of the sanctum, dwaralapalakis are found. In the left side of the mandapa Mayasakthi, Vinayaka, Muruga, Vishnu Durga, Sanisvaran and Raghu are found. Karuppannasamy, Madurai Veeran, bali peetam are also found.

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References

  1. Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, Thanjavur 613 009
  2. தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997
  3. J.M.Somasundaram Pillai, The Great Temple at Tanjore, [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur
  4. நிசும்பசூதனி என்னும் வடபத்ரகாளியம்மன், சித்தர்களும் கோயில்களும், 18 செப்டம்பர் 2019
  5. வெற்றி அருளும் நிசும்பசூதனி, இல்லம் தேடி வரும் இறை தரிசனம், விகடன், 4 ஏப்ரல் 2020
  6. Kudavayil Balasubramanian, Thanjavur (in Tamil), Anjana Publishers, Thanjavur
  7. குடவாயில் பாலசுப்ரமணியன், தஞ்சாவூர், அஞ்சனா பதிப்பகம், தஞ்சாவூர், பக்.24

Mariamman Temples

Kumbhabhishekham of Vadabatra Kali Amman Temple on 23 June 2016