Masaniamman temple
The serene and tranquil treasures of the town, the Masaniamman and the Bala Temples offer visitors an intriguing temple visit. On the way up to Valparai from Aliyar there are 40 hairpin bends where the journey itself is truly enchanting. Valparai town with perfect combination of stunning waterfalls, serene lakes, and lush tea estates, imposing dams and striking panoramic vistas captivates every visitor. Pollachi located at the foothills of Western Ghats is a brimming commercial center of the state that has been drawing several tourists today. Embark on our one day Pollachi and Valparai Tour from Coimbatore that packs natural and spiritual exploration. Two of the major nearby travel destinations are Pollachi and Valparai.Īt an altitude of 3500 feet, Valparai stands out amidst the Anamalais mountain ranges carpeted with dense forests and green tea estates. An amazing holiday gateway, it draws numerous visitors to witness famous tourist places in the neighborhood too. You can also take buses from Pollachi.Coimbatore boasts of its ancient history and fascinating culture. There are lots of buses from Coimbatore main bus stand to Masani Amman temple. Other festivals are Adi peruku, chithirai kani and New Year.
This deity is considered to be the guardian angel of Masani amman, after this function the Anglamman is taken back to the main sanctum and worshipped. On this day a function named Elumbukkadi is celebrated in the banks of River Noyyal for Goddess Angalamman. The most phenomenal festival in this temple is the Mayana Puja, this festival falls in the month of February-march on the night of Maha shiva rathiri. People also offer Masani amman mud statue in order to get married soon. In the Western side of the temple there is a stone similar to Lingam, here people in need of justice grind red chilies and apply it on the stone, whishing that all their problems should be solved and their enemies should gain their proper punishment. This temple is a court for all justice seekers, people who lost their belongings, properties and cheated by their partners or friends, visit this temple to make their enemies suffer for their illicit activities. This girl in order to gain justice from the heartless king, became a goddess Herself and fights against injustice. Without committing any mistake she was punished mercilessly by the king. On the other side of the river a women was taking bath, she found this mango and tasted it, the very next second she was beheaded by the king. Once, while he was plucking mangoes from the tree, one of the mangoes slipped from his hands and fell into the stream near the garden. This King’s love for mango is incredible, he wants all the mangoes for himself and became furious if anyone eats the mangoes in his grove. Yet another legend is that, the king of Kongu nadu named Kootru Nannan, had his mango groove in this area. Even in Vedas there is a mention of Masani Amman. From that day onwards she was hailed as the Goddess of justice.Īnother legend is that goddess Maha Shakthi arosed in this cremation ground and blessed Lord Rama to conquer Ravana and save Sita. From this lamp Goddess Masani arose in the form of Light and annihilate the Asura. In order to put an end to all this barbarity a priest in Annaimalai, created a yaha, using the kerosene (Mannennai) from the cremation ground he lit the lamp. The villagers lost their patience, as his atrocities went beyond the limit. Once a villainous giant named Magudasuran, tortured the village people and kept them as his slaves. The very famous and known legend is that, The Masani Amman in here was erected by a pious priest. It takes 1.30 hrs from Coimbatore to reach this temple.
This temple is located at Annaimalai near Pollachi. At the end of the deity’s feet, a statue of Asuran is found, near to it about two feet high effigy of Masani stands magnificently. It is a very special form of Amman, no other Amman in India is found in sleeping position. The deity of the goddess is seven feet long and is in gigantic sleeping position, her head is in East side and her feet faces the West.