Angala Parameswari Amman Temple Sathyamangalam Aadi Month Utsavam… Angala Parameswari Amman or Angalamman Most of the Tamil Nadu peoples Kula Deivam is Angala Parameswari Amman. My Kula Deivam also is Angala Parameswara Amman.
Goddess Ankalamma, or Angalamma, is also known as Ankamma or Angamma, Ankali, Angali, Ankala Parameswari and Angala Parameswari. She is worshipped with these names in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Most people in Tamilnadu keep their name as “Angu” by the influence of the god.
Ankalamma is counted as one of the Matrikas or “Seven Mothers”. She is also considered to be a form of goddess Ankali or Kali.
Similar to My Kula Devata Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple, Keerakara Veedhi Erode, there is also a wonderful Angalamman Temple located in Sathyamangalam, Erode
Sathyamangalam Angala Parameshwari Temple is an Amman temple dedicated to Angala Parameshwari, located in the Sathyamangalam, Erode district, Tamilnadu. The Temple is believed to be 600 years old. Brahman Nayaki, the goddess of Adi Shakti, is enshrined as Angala Parameswari in Sathyamangalam Komarapalayam and is a merciful mother. It is a very miraculous event that the mother has chosen that place.
About 600 years ago, four devotees of Angala Parameshwari in Mysore. By the grace of the Mother, they decided to build a temple for this Mother. For that, we should bring Malayanur Sri Angala Parameshwari, who is the source power. They brought soil from the grass, which is her power aspect, and along with it, brought the idol to the top of the mountain and thought to build a temple with that raw energy. Accordingly, they went to Melmalayanur and carved an Angali statue, took clay with it and left for Mysore. It was only after that that Amman’s thiruvilayadal started. Those four Mysore lovers went towards Mysore carrying the idol and the clay with deep devotion without knowing Ambikai’s Lord.
On the way, they decided to perform Sandhya Vandanam on the banks of river Bhavani at a place called Komarapalayam in Sathyamangalam, a town surrounded by divine powers. Unaware of the mother’s intention, they put down the idol of Ambikai and paid off their debts by taking a bath. Then they took Ambika’s idol to travel again. That’s when Ambigai’s amazing performance happened there. All four tried to take it together. But the idol didn’t move at all. No matter how hard tried, I couldn’t take it. Only then did they understand. If Ambika chooses and arranges the place where she has to sit and pray. As per Ambigai’s intention, the four gracious lovers worshiped the immovable idol and built a small temple on the spot. It was Sri Angala Parameshwari who came to rule there with such a play.
Aadi month is meant for worshipping Amman, and devotees used to prepare Prasad items like koozh, pongal and curd rice and after showing it to the goddess, it would be distributed to the devotees, and most of the family functions like marriages and grihapravesam are not held. But festivals such as Aadi Amavasai, Aadi Peruku and Aadi Puram would be grandly celebrated during this month.
In this temple Angala Parameshwari temple especially during Aadi Month, devotees perform special pujas and worships and receive the grace of Ambigai and they would offer Koozh and Pongal to our Holy Mother Ma Angalamman and after performing puja, it would be distributed to the devotees present in the temple. The Aadi koozh would be very tasty and it would be served along with pickle or with Puli kuzhambu. This holy Prasad item would be prepared using Ragi flour, and onions are also mixed in this Koozh to increase the taste. By drinking the Koozh in the Amman temples, we would feel as if we are consuming the Koozh, prepared by our own mother itself.
We can also see the big images of Lord Karupana Swamy and Ma Pechiyamman who are sitting in Vishvarupa(Big Form) as Dushta Samkara Moorthies.
“OM MA SATHYANGALAMMANE NAMO NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR