mariamman temple

The Mariamman Temple is located in Kozhumam in Coimbatore and is dedicated to Mariamman. The temple is situated at a higher level near the confluence of Amaravathi and Kudirai Aaru rivers. As Mariamman is taking care of the people from a fort-like place. She is called Kottai Mariamman. The temple is situated at a higher level near the confluence of Amaravathi and Kudirai Aaru rivers. As Mariamman is taking care of people from a fort-like place, she is called Kottai Mariamman. There is an interesting story relating to the origin of this temple. A fisherman spread his net on Amaravathi river for fishing and got only a stone in the shape of a Linga. He threw it on the banks of the river and tried again only to get the stone caught in the net again. Only the stone was coming in the net in all his repeated attempts. Shocked, he returned home. Goddess Mariamman appeared in his dream that night and said that she gave the darshan to him in the form the Linga stone. He immediately informed this message to the people. They gathered there but could find only a spot projecting over the ground. They dug there and could not find the bottom. They built the temple at the spot. The place was earlier known as Kumanan Nagar after the name of the then ruler Kumanan and also as Kuzhumur as a group of traders were doing business there. Group in Tamil means Kuzhu. Finally, the place was named as Kozhumam.