Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

She is remembered for feeding Shiva as the mendicant Bhikshatana with curd rice and mangoes, which is why mangoes are given out at the Mangani Tirunal on the full moon of Aani.