Arul Tharum Amma koniamma

                          Arultharum Koniamman, in a sitting posture in the temple, situated in the heart of the city of Coimbatore is a powerful deity, guarding the entire region and blessing her devotees.The Kumbhabhishekam of the temple was held on a grand scale on July 11, Friday.The newly built Rajagopuram is very majestic that no passerby can cross the threshold without bowing the head.The grandeur of the Gopuram adds value to the already popular temple and one of the important tourist destinations of Coimbatore.

                    Only yesterday, the day of Aadi Ammavasai, we could make it the temple  after the consecration.This post is an outcome of the elegance of the grand tower, the Navagrahas with their consorts, rarely seen in the temples and the omniscient Goddess.

    Suryan         Usha Devi, Saya Devi
    Chandran     Rohini
    Chevvai       Sakthi Devi
    Budhan       Gnana Devi
    Viyazhan     Thara Devi
    Velli            Shukkruthi
    Sani            Neela Devi
    Rahu           Himshika
    Kethu         Chitralekha
           

                  There are separate shrines for Vinayakar, Murugar and Adhi Koniamman. Festivals galore throughout the year, the main one being the Car Festival, celebrated in the month of Masi.Let us be a part of the celebration and get the blessings of the Devi Koniamman.

Gods Do Listen To Us

                            Gods do listen to us and help us, wherever and whenever possible is known to all of us.At times it is quite explicit.For the past two decades, I fervently wanted to take part in the Perumal Koil car festival,Ther Vizha at our hometown Sattur. That was only a dream till last week.This year, it was firmly decided by me to to  worship the Satthurappan with his consorts, Sridevi and Poodevi in the Ther at any cost.

Sathurappan,Venkatesa Perumal

                     Initially the festival was scheduled on Thursday,July 12. The day,being the middle of the week, some constraints in availing leave from work, left me to do nothing but lament.

                      It is really a miracle that Sattur Venkatesa Perumal must have listened to me. For reasons unknown, the Car Festival was rescheduled on Saturday, July 12, a week end, facilitating our trip from Coimbatore to Sattur without any hassles of Casual leave.
Started from my workplace at 4 PM on Friday, July 11, and halted at Madurai.Next day, early in the morning, we worshipped the Subramania Swamy and Deivanai in Thiruparankundram and reached Sattur at 10 AM to pull the Ther at 11 AM.The next day, on Sunday, we visited the famous Andal temple at Srivilliputhur and also our family deity Matha Angalaparameswariamman temple.

                    Later we could also make a darshan and get the blessings of the powerful Muthumariamman of Perumaldevanpatti, a village 8 kms off Srivilliputhur.The village is proudly called as Kutti Punjab, as nearly 800 people from the village were and are defending our nation, safely with the blessings of Muthumariamman of their hometown.
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               My spouse and mother in law could also extend their stay for a fortnight at Sattur to complete some works kept pending at our ancestral home for more than seven decades.

             A big thanks to Venkatesa Perumal for helping us to accomplish several tasks in a single trip,only by rescheduling the day of His Ther Thiruvizha.

                       Gods do listen to us, don't they?