![]() Water is filled in the area around the goddess’s image to reduce the heat in the sanctum. During summer, you can see little drops of water sweat on the face and forehead of Mariamman. During this ritual period, devotees can pay respects only to a curtain drawn in front of the goddess with an image of Amman featured on it. Once in five years Thailabishekam (punugu sattam or application) is performed for 48 days over the Puttru. The Abhishekam is performed to the Utsavar Murthy (processional deity), called Vishnu Durgai, near the sanctum. The skirt, that is beautifully pleated and etched as if it were made of fabric, is a truly magnificent piece of adornment. People pay special fees to see Mariamman adorned in a golden pavadai (long skirt) and blouse. ![]() Instead the goddess’s image is coated with punugu the oily, perfumed secretion of the civet cat. Therefore, no Abhishekam (ablution) is performed on the image. He installed the sacred symbol called Srichakram and shaped a face of Mariamman over the Puttru (anthill). ![]() As Punnainallur Mariamman is a self-manifested natural phenomenon, the famous sage, Sadhasiva Brahmendrar, a saint and composer of Carnatic music in Sanskrit and an Advaita philosopher from the 18th century, visited this temple. ![]()
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