Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam (Tamil:வண்டியூர் மாரியம்மன் தெப்பக்குளம்) is a temple tank located near to Vandiyur Mariamman Temple and situated at a distance of about 5 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple. Literally, Teppakulam means temple pond mainly used for devotional festivals.
The tank is connected to Vaigai River through an ingenious system of underground Channels. It has total of 12 long stairs (steps) made of granite on all four sides. The temple as well as the stairs was built by the King Thirumalai Nayak. In the centre of the tank there is a Madapam called Maiya Mandapam (Central Mandapam) with Vinayakar temple and garden.[1]
Vandiyur Mariamman Temple
edit| Vandiyur Mariamman Temple | |
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 Vandiyur Mariamman Temple in 2011 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Madurai |
| Deity | Goddess Mariamman |
| Festivals | Teppa Thiruvizha on Thaipusam |
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| Location | |
| Location | Vandiyur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 9°54′37″N 78°08′53″E / 9.9104°N 78.1480°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
Vandiyur Mariamman Temple (Tamil:வண்டியூர் மாரியம்மன் திருக்கோயில்) is located in east of the temple city Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India and is dedicated to Mariamman, the Hindu goddess of rain. It is near the river Vaigai about 3 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple.[2]
References
edit- ^ Madurai.org
- ^ "Check PNR status|PNR status-madurai|irctc-madurai". Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.