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Irukkankudi, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu · 9.3317°, 77.9858°
A well-known Mariamman temple standing between the Arjuna and Vaippar rivers at Irukkankudi in Virudhunagar district, held to be roughly three centuries old. The sanctum sits beneath a vimana fronted by an artha mandapa and maha mandapa, with further shrines to Vinayaka, Kathavarayan and Karuppusami.
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.
A priest carrying a basket of cow dung is said to have declared, under the goddess's influence, that Amman lay in the ground beneath it; the villagers dug and found a Mariamman image, and built the temple over it.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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