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Muthalamman Temple
- Akaram,Tamil Nadu
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The Muthalamman temple is located in Akaram, Dindigul and is dedicated to Muthalaman. The Moolavar of this temple is Muthalamman and the Urchavar is Muthalamman holding a parrot. The Thala Virutcham of this temple is a Peepal tree (Arasamaram in Tamil). The temple is 500-1000 years old. A devotee Chakkarayar Aiyar living in north during the Vijayanagara days came to south. He took a little sand from the Shakti temple where he was worshipping. He was advised by Ambica to place the sand at a location suggested by her for his worship. The devotee placed the sand and put a stone on it as deity and worshipped. Later another devotee installed three Ambicas there and built the temple and named the presiding deity Muthalamman. This is the first Shakti temple in the place. Based on the first letter of Tamil language, the place was named Akaram (A). There are shrines for Vinayaka, Balamurugan, and Mahalakshmi.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- For seeking child boon
- For success in starting new ventures
- Purchasing land
- For seeking solutions for family problems
Shlokas
Sarva Mangala Maangalye Sive Sarvaardha Saadhike, Saranye Tryambake Gauri Naarayani Namosthuthe
Meaning -We offer you our salutations, Oh auspicious Naraayani, who is the good of all good, who can achieve everything and can offer refuge, Oh three-eyed Gowri.
Saranaangatha Dheenaartha Parithraana Paraayane Sarvasyaarthi Hare Devi Naaraayani Namosthuthe
Meaning -We offer salutations to you, Oh Narayani, who has the infinite power of creating, preserving and destroying. You are the basis and epitome of the 3 gunas.
Sarvaroope Sarvese Sarvasakthi Samanvithe, Bhayebhyastrahi No Devi Durge Devi Namosthuthe
Meaning -I offer my salutations to you mother Durga, who is present in all beings and has all power, save us from all our wrongdoings O mother of the universe.
Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Shakthi Roopena Samsthita Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha
Meaning -Salutations to the Goddess who resides as Shakti in all beings.
Timings
7 a.m. to 12 a.m. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.