Thiruppani Karisalkulam mariamman temple

Thiruppani Karisalkulam mariamman temple

 

Compiled  By

P.R.Ramachander

 

   Thirupani  karisalkulam   is a village  , which is  8 km from   Thirunel veli town , The great   speacility  of the temple  is the festival   that is held there,

     This festival starts   16   days  before  aAdi amavasai (New moon day   in July-august)>it is called KLodai festival  ,The sun day  previous to the starting, the potters  would make two dolls, paint them  and keep them in the Mariamman temple. They are  called Anal maari(Mariamma of burning embers)   and Agni Mari (Mariamma  of fire).These dolls   would be decorated   and offerings made  to them. An important   washer man  of the village, would get  cooked rice from people  , offer them to those   two maris and  would distribute  it to all people, .Men would dance  and sweetly sing  about their stories(I could not get them)

  On Tuesdays early morning   at 3 AM a ritual called  “ Kayiru kuthuthal” would take place.This  is  driving in needle below the hips of the dolls, attach thread    and draw it to the other side of the doll. After  this the two Maris would come in procession in a flower   chariot

   Then what is called  “poomalai  yerivathu (throwing of garlands)”    would take place, . It is nothing but decorating small children with flowers   and asking them to accompany  the chariot. The next Wednesday when the chariots  come to a halt a worship called  “Odukku poojai” would take place. This consists of  ladies ofd each house  of the village cooking  rice in a new pot and bringing it to the hme  of the chief(washerman) ,He will carry them and offer it to both the  Maris

     Later  goat  and cock would be cut  and offered  and later that  tailor would take both Maris to the burial ground,. Then he will take a stick of Kul kuthi draw lines  on the mari Am,mans and all people   would return without   seeing back to their homes

    People who treated those Maris as their babies, decorated  them and fed them, would cry uncontrollably,

     Some people do a sort of penance   thinking of these  goddesses  ,

 You can have a glimpse  of festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dck7I5xIqB4