Karaikadu Pachai Vaazhi amman temple , Cuddalore

 Karaikadu Pachai  Vaazhi amman temple  , Cuddalore

 

Compiled  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

 

Karaikadu  is a locality  near Cuddaore  town. It seems  Goddess parvathi  once did thapas addressed to pataleeswara(Shiva).All her friends  and helps were sitting around her,When Lord Shiva came  it seems she told that  she   is going to stay  there  as “Pachai Vaazhi amman(God who takes   care of greens)   along with her frends,God shiva agreed   and goddess  Pachai vaazhi amman started  staying here along with her `18 friends and guards,

   Initially it was a small temples. This area  came under  control  of Nawabs and their n minister  wanted  to remove  this temple. It seems the local people  objected saying that she is the goddess taking care of them.  The minister said that  next day  he will  come along with his people  and remove  this temple. The people were agitated  and all night  they stood guard to the temple  , Next day   a servant of minister came   and told that  the minister  was attacked  by small pox   and he will not  remove the temple.

   The people went and met him   and he was in a pitiable condition   and requested them to  pray the Goddess  for him. The people went back and started   doing Abhisheka with water  and soon the minister got cured. He  helped them to  build a big temple there.  There  is a belief locally that  Queen Victoria hearing about it had come   and visited the temple  and helped  them for development  of the temple. It seems she gave  an order that no one should occupy that land

     As soon as we enter  the temple  there is a Bali peeds and Nandi.If we turn left there is a mud statue of  Vaazh muni, Laada muni  , Veda  muni  , Muthu muni, Karumuni, Chemmuni , kumbha mnuni  and  on its left sideThapa Rishi  , Irupallaa. Maaya  veera, Madhurai veera, anthara  veera, Thanthira  veeran and Ananda veeran, Then there  are separate  sub temples   to Idumban   and Pavadai Rayan.

    Then in the Maha   there are  made odf earth ,  Pachai Vaazhi amman, Pillayar, Muruka , Parvathi and Paramashiva   are there

    Then there  is a big sanctum where  Pachai vaazhi amman with four hands, Holding in her right hand a staff  and in her  left hand  the Vel. She   is in a   standing  position

    On her right are  Ardha  Nareeswara  and Maha Vishnu  and on her left are  Vengai malayamman, evvengayamman, Karu  Vengayamman, Sita Lakshmi amman, Kathayi amman., Muthu kumara   swami, Muthu kumathiyappan, Subrahmanya , C Valliu, Deivanai, Pachai vengayamman, Aghora   vengayamman, Thiru malai  kanniyamman, Pookurathiyamman, Mudi velMudiyazhaki amman in a row.We can go inside  the sanctum and do worship

    Outside  you have  small  temples   dedicated to Dakshayaniyamman, Durgai amman, Dandayudha pani   and Muthu  Kumara swami

 

   In the chithirai(aproil-may) a ten day   festival  is held in the temple.On the  tenth day   there  is A marriage  of Lord Subrahmanya  with valli  and devayanai

     Lads and lasses who find it difficult  to get married join in the marriage function, Tie a turmeric  on yellow thread, keep it in the feet  of Goddess  and pray  that once they get married they will present her with a golden Thali, They then take  the yellow thread  home and do worship to it. It is seen that  most of them   get married soon,They come to the temple and  offer  Golden Thali to the Goddess

     The cultivators in the area  believe that  it is only  due to Pachai Vazhi Amman’s blessing they are   able to cultivate, It seems before sowing seeds they  bring it  to the temple  and worship  before Amman. They  believe that  due to her  blessing their  fiel;ds has so far never dried.

      Couples   who  do not have children, bring a csmall cradle  , keep it on the lap  of the Goddess on Fridays and pray and later   they tie  in a part of the temple set up for this purpose , They   all assure that  always their   prayers are  answered. The naming ceremony of such babies is always held in the temple

     Whatever  may be your problem, visit Karaikadu and worship Pachai Vaazhi  Aman and her eighteen goddesses. They are  definite to be fulfilled

    From Cuddalore bs stand take bus going to Karaikadu and get  down near CIPKOT  .The temple  is near by

  The temple is open from 6 am to 11 AM and  5 PM to 9 PM. On Fridays there would be more crowd  and it would be open for  some more time

 

You can se a  video of temple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOsepFm0b-Q