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Bannari, Sathyamangalam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu · 11.5529°, 77.1394°
One of the most prominent Mariamman temples in South India, at Bannari near Sathyamangalam in the Erode district foothills. Its Kundam festival in Panguni draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and is marked by a local holiday across the district.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Herders are said to have noticed a cow letting down her milk each day beneath a vengai tree, and on digging there found a self-manifested form of the goddess.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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