Agaram Serathamman of the herb garden.
Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander
Agaram is a
village near Thamaraipakkam of
Thiruvallur district. Nearby
flows the Kosasthali river . When
water flows in the river , people
spend a lot of time near it , talking fishing etc. Once when people went
to the river they saw an idol of the Goddess
on the side of the river. She was
caught in the slushy mud called Cheru in
Tamil. So they called her Cheru athu Amman( The Goddess of the slushy mud near the river). Unlike
other temples of Goddesses , these people decided to raise a garden of
medicinal herbs around her temple . The people of the village have very great
devotion to the Goddess and great
respect to the herb garden. Initially this temple was built as a small stone
temple by the Chethupakkam Jamin(land
lord) . The members of the the Family of
Chethupakkam Jamin it seems used to carry water
in pots to the temple and daily anoint her. Last year the villagers have
built a grand temple to the Goddess..People believe that the herb garden
there was planted by one sidhar who lived
in the temple long time back.
When any one is disturbed or sad , people believe that just a visit to the Herb
Garden and the temple would make them contended and happy. They also believe
that if unmarried girls with wet dress
after bath goes round the temple 11
times , she would get married soon. Similarly barren women would become proud mothers if they go round the temple 21 times. The temple is open
from 7am to 12 noon and again between 6
Pm to 8 Pm.
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