Nadupatti Veeru Mallamma Koil
Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander
Nadupatti is a small village in the Dindukkal – Madurai road .Most of the settlers here are the
Vokkaligas from Karnataka. Their major occupation once upon a time was sheep and goat rearing . Normally they
make the sheeps graze in the surroundings of the village itself.
However the goats are taken to the mountainous
terrain for grazing. Once all the men and women of the village had gone to the forests which was nearby. A torrential rain
started and they were not able to go
back to the village , where only children
and old people were there . All the children and people started crying
due to great hunger. Then one
seven year old girl called Veeru Mallamma milked all the white goats and gave its milk
to children for three days. All the children and old people who were cured of
their hunger were happy . When the parents returned, they understood that it was due to
Veerumallamma that their clan was alive.
So they considered her as their God.
After some time a huge epidemic spread
in that village. Veeru Mallamma that by giving her life , she will save
all the villagers and did that too. The villagers built a small temple to her.
Even today the villagers believe that the temple (called by them as” Maalai
temple” –evening temple ) protects them
from all problems. Since they were
saved by the milk of the goat ,
none of the villagers eat the meat of
the goats. Several miracles are ascribed to Veeru Mallamma, including her
saving the life of her priest when he was critically ill.
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