Pandarikulam Amman Kovil

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Pandarikulam Sri Muthumari Amman Temple is located at a distance of 0.5 km (0.31 m) from Vavuniya. It is the first of the four direction temples built in Vavuniya in the 16th century AD. The temple was built by the people and in the early days the pooja of this temple was done by the priests and the Brahmins have been doing since 1977. This deity is considered to be very powerful. This temple is the largest Amman temple in Vavuniya. People from many parts of Vavuniya come during the Mahotsava(Festival). The highlight of the temple is the longest standing festival in Vavuniya. If you worship this Deity, your eyesight will be correct, you will get thought and you will get rid of measles.

Pandarikulam Amman Kovil
பண்டாரிகுளம் ஸ்ரீ முத்துமாரி அம்மன் கோவில்
Pandarikulam Amman Kovil During Mahotsava Night
Religion
Affiliation	Shaivism
District	Vavuniya
Province	Northern Province
Deity	Muththumariamman
Festivals	Mahotsava Navaratri Adippuram
Location
Location	Pandarikulam
Country	Sri Lanka
Location In Vavuniya Pandarikulam Amman Kovil (Northern Province)
Geographic coordinates	8°45′25″N 80°28′30″E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽
Architecture
Architectural style	Dravidian
Direction of façade	East

Location

Temple is located in Vavuniya at the confluence of Vairavarpuliyankulam village and Pandarikulam village. The temple is situated facing the fields. The area around the temple has always been a nomadic area as it is inhabited by people. Although there is no bus service to the village, it is very close to the city and can be reached by Three-wheeler.

Paddy Fields Near the Temple

History

The temple was built by the Shaivite people who lived there to prevent rain and disease. Later this temple became a direction temple. The temple was built by the people and in the early days the pooja of this temple was done by the priests and the Brahmins have been doing pooja since 1977. The temple, which was found in a small hut in the early days, was later built into a large temple and consecrated. The temple was rebuilt in 2010 and consecrated, This made it the largest Amman temple in Vavuniya. The Rajagopuram is currently under construction at the temple.

Reconstruction

The Temple is currently housed in Bālasthānam (“Balalayam” is a miniature temporary structure erected during the renovation and Kumbhabhishekam ceremony in a Hindu Temple. ‘Baala’ means mini and ‘Aalaya’ means temple or structure in Sanskrit.) and construction of the royal tower is underway. The Kumbabishekam is expected in the year 2022.

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Appearance of the temple Before 2010

Structure

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Number	Detail
1	Rajagopuram
2	Bell hall
3	Garbhagriha
4	Shiva Lingam
5	Cim'mam
6	Altar
7	Dhwaja Stambha
8	Noothana Ganapati
9	Administration Board
10	Artha Mandapa
11	Ganesha
12	Back Facing Deity
13	Gopalakrishnan
14	Valli Deivanai & Murugan
15	Neem
16	Navagraha
17	Vacanta Maṇdapa
18	Nagathambiran, Bhairava
19	Kathavarayan, Pechi, Hanuman
20	Tārikā Caṇṭēsvari
21	Holy Spring
22	Aṉṉatāṉa maṭam
23	Chariot Home

Greater Festival

The festival of the temple begins with the ascension of the new moon in the month of Aadi and continues for the next 15 days. The festival is the longest running festival in Vavuniya. Worshippers also come from all over Vavuniya to witness the festival and also Navratri will be celebrated in this temple as a 10 day festival. The fraternal races will also visit the Temple at that time.

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Ratholsavam

Reference

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