Arulmigu Shri Muthu Mariamman Thirukkoyil

Lord Shiva

Shiva is one of the principal Deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Shaivism.
Shiva is the "destroyer of evil and the transformer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu.
According to the Shaivism sect, the highest form of Shiva is formless, limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman.
Shiva has many benevolent and fearsome depictions. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash.
The iconographical attributes of Shiva are the serpent around his neck, the adorning crescent moon, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the third eye on his forehead, the trishula as his weapon and the damaru.
He is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of Lingam. Shiva is a pan-Hindu deity, revered widely by Hindus, in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Shri Muthu Mariamman is a Tamil folk goddess, whose worship originated in Pre-Vedic times. She is the main Tamil mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas.
The word Mari has a Sangam Tamil origin meaning "Rain" and the Tamil word Amman means "Mother". The ancient Tamils worshipped her as the bringer of rain and thus also the bringer of prosperity.
The cult of the Mother Goddess is treated as an indication of a society which venerated femininity. In the Sangam literature, there is an elaborate description of the rites performed by the Kurava priestess.
The Goddess is very powerful and fulfils Devotees' wishes. Persons affected by Chickenpox and Smallpox come to this place and pray the Goddess for speedy recovery.

Lord Murugan is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi.
Lord Murugan has all the qualities of His parents (His 5 faces represent that of Shiva and 6th face is of Goddess Parvathi as Shakthi).
When you are praying to Lord Murugan, indirectly you are praying to Shiva and Parvathi too.
We have seven Chakras, the energy centres within us. The energy surges through the 6 Chakras and stabilizes at the 6th Chakra, the Ajna Chakra.
Shiva is the un-manifest Divinity, while Lord Murugan is the manifest divinity. Murugan is the symbol of Kundalini Shakthi.
Lord Murugan helps us in destroying of harmful and evil nature within us, and thus conquering of sensual desires.
Lord Murugan is a great warrior and often referred as God of war, since he himself is commander of the army of God's. Praying to him, we too become strong and victorious in all our tasks.

Devi Sandikeswari - The protector from all evils, is a popular feminine deity predominantly worshiped by Tamils. The Goddess is basically a fierce village deity associated with Goddess Parvati.
It is often believed that those who pray to Goddess Sandikeswari will face obstacles initially but over a period, these obstacles will go away just like snow under the heat of the Sun.
Tuesdays are considered as auspicious for paying obeisance to Devi Sandikeswari. Those who pray to her on Tuesdays are assured of freedom from obstacles.
Lemon and Devi Sandikeswari have a tremendous connection. This is a practice that is being adopted among Tamils from time immemorial. Lemon absorbs all the negative energy.

Bhairava originates from the word bhīru, which means "fearful". Bhairava means "terribly fearful form". It is also known as one who destroys fear or one who is beyond fear.
The origin of Bhairava can be traced to a conversation between Brahma and Vishnu, which is recounted in the Shiva Mahapuranam. Brahma became egotistical and Mahadeva threw a small nail from his finger which assumed the form of Kala Bhairava.
There is another school of thought, which says that Shiva himself created Bhairava. There was one demon by name Dahurāsuraṇ who got a boon that only a woman could kill him. Kali was invoked by Parvati to kill him.

Consists of sculptures of all the Lords present in the Temple in a decorative way.