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SAMAYAPURAM MARIYAMMAN TEMPLE

The beautiful temple is located at about 20 km from the main city of Trichy. The Goddess worshipped here, Goddess Mariamman is believed to be the goddess of power.Mariamman is also believed to bring health and prosperity to its devotees. A strong belief is that this deity cures small pox as well as chicken pox. This temple has individual shrines for processional images of Mariamman and moolavar.Festivals - Thai Poosam, usually occurring in the Tamil month of Thai. Like most Tamil temples the main festival is during the start of the summer, generally in April.All the Fridays in the Tamil months of Aadi (15 July - 17 August) and Thai (15 January – 15 February) are celebrated in a grand manner.The temple attracts thousands of devotees on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, the holy days for Mariamman.