godess of navarathiri

In this temple Dusshera is being celeberated as a big festival. Lakhs of people are assemble here to celebrate this festival. This temple stands unique amongst the other temples, which celebrates Dusshera. The same Dusshera itself is celebrated here as a 12 day function instead of 9 days.

History behind this Dusshera festival

Once upon a time due to the curse of saint Agathiyar, The saint Varamuni has became a man with a buffalow head. The term “Magisam” means buffalow. Since he had a buffalow head he was called Magisasuran. With his continuous meditation and strenuous effort Magisasuran gained more power and dominated all over the world.

To condemn the domination of the Magisasuran the saints approached the Goddess and informed the hardship done by Magisasuran. Then with the power of Goddess there appears a female baby. The baby was named as Lalithambigai. The baby grown up within 9 days and on the 10th day she grew as Annai Parasakthi Lalithambigai with lots of anger came strongly and destroyed Magisasuran and this day (i.e.,) 10th day is being celebrated as Dusshera.

The growth occurred by Annai Parasakthi during the nine days are resumed as Navarathiri. The first three days for Malaimagal, the second three days as Alaimagal, and the last three days as Kalaimagal. After the Goddess Annai Parasakthi demolished Magisasuran she was called as Magisasura Marthini. At last the Goddess came to this city and settled and showered her blessing to all the devotes.

The devotees whoever wants to observe vridham should do so for 41 days continuously, and during the dusshera(10 days) they should dress like the god/goddess and should not do any mischief, leaving all bad habits, and should be pure at body, mind and soul. One more thing is that whoever wants to dress up like “Goddess KALI” should be more cautious than others, since people come to them for blessings. People can dress up like any God and Goddess according to their prayers and wishes.

Navaraathri Avadharam and their Rewards

Day	Navaraathri Avadharam	Rewards
1.	Durgai	Raagu dosham goes off
2.	Viswakarmeshwar	Financial status improves
3.	Parvathi	Wealth
4.	Balasubramaniam	Long live and healthy life
5.	Navaneethakrishnan	Relief from the prolonged illness and long liveness
6.	Mahisasuramarthini	Winning power
7.	Ananda natarajar	Mukthi
8.	Gajalaksmi	Financial status improves
9.	Saraswathi	Educational power

poojas time period

Poojas

Prayer Timings

The temple is opened for devotees during the following timings

Season	Opening Time
Morning Evening	6.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M 4.00 P.M to 9.00 P.M
Tuesday and Friday Evening	6.00 A.M to 2.00 P.M 4.00 P.M to 9.00 P.M
Last Tuesday Evening	6.00 A.M to 2.00 P.M 5.00 P.M to 12.30 A.M
During Festival Days	5.00 A.M to 9.00 P.M

Every Day Pooja Timings

Pooja	Timing
Kalai Santhi (Mor)	08.00
Uchi Kalam (Noon)	12.00
Sayaratchhai (Eve)	5.30pm
Rathiri (Night)	8.30pm

(subject to be changed on festival days)

Pooja Ticket Rates

S.No	Details of Pooja	Rupees. Paise
1.	Thiruvilaku Pooja	1.25
2.	Archanai
3.	Permission fee for Tonsoring Head	10.00
4.	Dedicating dress (Pattu Sathudal)
5.	Permission for breaking Coconut
6.	Permission for Ear boring
7.	Pongal
8.	Dusshera Kappukattudhal
9.	Dusshera Kappukattudhal for group
10.	Velli Anghi Sathudal

Weekly Poojas

Raagu Pooja are performed on Tuesdays and Fridays between 10.30 am and 12.00 am.

Monthly Poojas

In the last Tuesdays of every Tamil month, monthly poojas are held. Theoddess is brought out to the streets with glittering lights.

Yearly Poojas

Tamil Months	As per English Calender	Pooja Details
Chithrai	(April - May)	Special pooja on Tamil New Year
		Chithra Visu
		The last Tuesday pooja
Vaikasi	(May - June)	The last Tuesday pooja
Aani	(June - July)	The last Tuesday pooja
		Mulai Idum Festival
Aadi	(July - Aug)	Kodai Festival
		Last Tuesday pooja
		Vinayagar Pooja
Aavani	(Aug - Sep)	Last Tuesday pooja
		An annual pooja on 30th of Aavani
Purattasi	(Sep - Oct)	Dusshera festival
		The last Tuesday pooja
Iyppasi	(Oct - Nov)	Iyppasi Visu pooja
		The last Tuesday pooja
Karthigai	(Nov- Dec)	Thiru Karthigai
		The last Tuesday pooja
Markazhi	(Dec - Jan)	Thanoor month pooja (3.30am-5am)
		The last Tuesday pooja
		English New Year
Thai	(Jan - Feb)	Pongal pooja
		The last Tuesday pooja
Maasi	(Feb - Mar)	Maha Sivarattri
		The last Tuesday pooja
Panguni	(Mar - April)	The last Tuesday pooja

Abishega Things and Rewards

Abishega Things	Rewards
Ganga water	Peace and Happiness
Gingelly oil	Increases the devotion
Thylam	Peaceful life
Turmeric powder	Beauty and attraction
Sandal	To get gods power
Honey	Sweet voice
Milk	Relief from the prolonged illness and long liveness
Rice flour	Liablilities goes off
Sugar/Sugar Candy	Rivalry comes to end
Curd/Yogurt	Wealth
Panjamirdum	Financial status improves
Tender Coconut	Child
Flowers	Gods darshan
Clarified butter/Neai	Mukthi
Fruits	More Harvest
Perfume	Long live
Pomegranates	Enemity goes off.
Lime/Lemon	Scar on Emma goes off
Ash/Vibuthi	Memory power increase
Pachai Karpuram	Fear goes off
Clothes	Rajayogam
PanchaKavyam Pavanivarthy	Athma purifies
Mango	Anything possible
Annadhanam	Long live and healthy life

kulasai Muthramman History& The temple kopuram

The Temple

Temples are located every where but, the area, the Idol and the water all three combined together i.e. THIRUTHTHALAM is found only in some places, one such place is Kulasekarapattinam, Goddess Muththaramman.

Kulasekarapattinam:

Kulasekarapattinam: Literally means Kulasekarapandian (Maharaja) + Pattinam (town)/ The town is named as Kulasekarapattinam when Maharaja Kulasekarapandian was ruling the city, one day he had a darshan of the Goddess directly. Henceforth the town has been named after the Maharaja.

The Temple:

In this temple Goddess Muththaramman and Swami Nganamoorthiswarar vigraham are installed combined each other. This is also the some of the special features of the temple. You cannot able to see such combined vigraham elsewhere. In the Garpagraha, Swami and Goddess are showering their blessings to the devotees as Swayambu Murthigal.

The temple consists of three Mandapams namely, i Artha Mandapam, ii Maha Mandapam, iii Kodi Mandapam.

Artha Mandapam :

It is situated next to the Garpagraha.

Maha Mandapam :

Next to the Artha mandabam, you can able to see Maha mandapam, where Pechiamman, Karuppaswamy and Bairavar are showering their blessings to the devotees.

Kodi mandapam :

Next to the Maha mandapam you can find a 32 feet height Kodimaram which is fully covered with Brass. At the bottom of the Kodimaramyou can see a square consists of Ambal & Swami, as one side, Astira devar on the other side, Lord Vinayaga on the third side, on the fourth side Lord Balasubramaniyan statues are molded in the Brass.

mutharamman photos

The term Devi represents the divine power that has taken the passionate (raajasic) form to suppress the forces of evil and protect the serene (satvic) qualities. When the forces of injustice, immorality, and untruth have grown to monstrous proportions and are indulging in a death-dance, when selfishness and self-interest are rampant, when men have lost all sense of kindness and compassion, the Aathmic principle assumes the form of Sakthi, takes on the passionate (raajasic) quality, and seeks to destroy the evil elements. This is the inner meaning of the Dasara festival.

The Mother is the Sarva Sakthi Swaroopani and it is in order to declare to the world this Divine aspect of the Mother, the Navarathi festival is celebrated. In these nine days we adore and worship Durga, Lukshmi and Saraswathi.

Durga is Sakthi Swaroopini – the physical , mental and spiritual powers are conferred by her; Lakshmi endows us with all types of Aiswarya (prosperity) . These are Jnana Aiswarya, Prana Aiswarya, Vidya Aiswarya. Saraswathi gives us the power of intellect, the power of discrimination,
The power of word.

Our physical mother is truly an embodiment of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. She confers on us all three types of energy and power. She provides us with all manner of wealth and helps us grow and prosper.

Dasara day is considered a most auspicious day. It is a time-honoured belief that if any new venture is started on this day, it is bound to be successful. Hence, all the undertakings be it laying-in of foundation of a new building, opening of a new commercial establishment or even initiating a child into the world of learning- are started on this day.

Kulasai mutharamman

Kulasai Mutharamman

KULASEKHARAPATTINAM,

A coastal village in Tuticorin dist of Tamilnadu has its unique Dasara festival that attracts more than one million people to this infrastructure starved place.The festival that was celebrated in small scale with in the village in olden days has of late assumed much significance that people from all over Tamil nadu flock this place on this occasion and take part in the celebration.The vast stretch of seashore gives accommodation to the people go over here on this festive occasion .

As per Hindu mythology SIVAM and SAKTHI are integral parts of the universe and inseparable and hence sakthi is worshiped in all manifestations along with SIVAM.Generally in the Hindu temples SHIVA and SAKTHI are enshrined seperately and worshiped. However here SHIVA (Gnana moortheswarar) and SAKTHI (Muthramman)are ensconced on the same pedastel and pujas are offered for both at one go.

The temple has its humble origin initiated by the Viswakarma community of this village catering the aspirations of the local villagers when they began to celebrate Navarathiri festival.Even now the temple which is in the heart of the village could not boast of magnificent structure or towering tower.However the scale of celebration of dasara competes with that of Mysore notwithstanding the lack of endowment and it is patronised by the devotees on their own volition.During this occasion the dormant village comes to life with fanfare.The climax of the festivity is Vijayadhasami day when slaying of the demon Mahishasooran is performed by Devi Mutharamman on the shores ofthis village symbolising that Dharma up roots ADHARMA AND IT IS WITNESSED BY MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE.

The twelve day celebration begins on the new moon day Tamil month Puratasi(Sept-Oct)when Sakthi assumes the form of Kali ;takes vow to eliminate the demon.So also the devotees.Hence they observe fasting and go house after house begging almsto offer the collection to the temple.For this they assume various forms of their choice and roam around to fulfill the vow.
This year the dasara commences on 19'th sep and culminates on 28'th sep2009
let us pray the THE ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW HER BLESSINGS ON ALL !

To the South of Tiruchendur in the Tirchendur - Kanyakumari Highways, 13 kilometers from Tiruchendur the Holy place of Kulasekarapattinam is located. Kulasekarapattinam is 3 kilometers long in South East direction and 1 kilometer wide in North West Direction.

Would you like to know how to go to the temple from Chennai:
From Koyembedu there are hi-tech private buses, which takes you to the temple as follows: Renganathan Travels, SRM Travels, Ajith Travels and Sudhar Travels.

By Train

From Egmore there are two trains namely Nellai Express and Kanyakumari Express which takes you to Thirunelveli and other train namely Muthunagar Express which takes you to Tuticorin. All these trains runs daily from Chennai Egmore. There is also one more which namely Ananthapuri Express which leaves from Chennai Central and have to get down at Thirunelveli Junction.
From Thirunelveli or Tuticorin there are plenty of government buses are being operated to Thiruchendur.

From Thiruchendur, the temple is hardly 13km from Thiruchendur town buses, auto rickshaw, shared vans are available to reach the temple at Kulasekarapattinam.