It doesn’t matter that we have a Corona Devi temple now. There will be a good turnout,” says Kanammal, in her 40s, without lifting her eyes from hands that continue to intricately weave the flowers together. Outside of what is perhaps the most famous of the Plague Mariamman temples in the bustling Town Hall area, a flower seller is readying for a busy evening. For many old-timers like Kuzhandhaiammal, the mention of plague is a chilling reminder of what the city historically lived through. Decades after it left, plague remains etched in the collective memory of this city. There are a few in neighbouring Tiruppur district too that still hold festivals and attract visitors.įrom 1903 to 1942, Coimbatore suffered at least 10 bouts of plague, killing thousands of people.
But it is the Plague Mariamman (also called Black Mariamman) shrines that command a far greater following. There are 16 of them in this city.Īnd, of course, the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the coming of a ‘Corona Devi’ temple as well. The proliferation of ‘Plague Mariamman’ temples. Now in her 80s, she was not yet in her teens when plague struck that Tamil Nadu city for the last time, in the early 1940s.Ĭoimbatore’s unhappy history of epidemics – ranging from smallpox to plague to cholera – has seen the rise of a phenomenon that exists elsewhere but seems concentrated in this region. Kuzhandhaiammal, a resident of Kalapatti locality in Coimbatore. That vivid and graphic account comes from A. You might laugh at it today, but a rat falling from the roof meant we had to leave our houses, not knowing when we could return.” It was the most ominous sight I have ever seen. It is believed that the presence of Garuda indicates that lord Vishnu has blessed the occasion.“I remember rats falling down from roofs and dying in our homes. It is believed that the eagles represents Garuda - the vahana of Lord Vishnu. Mystical storiesĪ group of eagles was seen circling nearby this temple during the height of the Kumbabishega ceremony. The construction works of this temple has been completed and the Kumbabishekam ceremony was successfully conducted on 12 December 2010. On, the temple was renamed as Arulmigu Maha Mariamman Thevasthanam. The ground breaking ceremony for the new temple was held on 10 December 2006 and construction work commenced soon after. Therefore, the temple committee came up with a plan to build a new building to replace the existing temple. However, the committee found that the proposal was not suitable due to lack of space in the existing temple building. The temple committee considered a proposal to relocate the Goddess Kaliamman and the hall in the existing temple building. The Goddess Kaliamman and the left hall had to be relocated due to the reduction of the temple land size. In year 2000, the temple land was gazetted but unfortunately the temple land area was reduced to 30,797 square feet (2,861.1 m 2 ). On 22 September 1967, the temple was registered as Sri Muthumariaman Kovil. This renovation works were led by Mr Suppaiyah and assisted by Mr Dorai, Mr Periasamy, Mr Marugamuthu, Mr Nallapiravi and Mr Sangkaran.
In 1964, renovations were made to place Goddess Mariamman as the principal deity. It was built on a land of 57,860 square feet (5,375 m 2 ) which was donated by Gopeng Berhad. The original temple was built in 1962 and it was known as Kaliamman Kovil.
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