Irukangudi Mariamman Temple – Thai Festival 2016.
Irukangudi Mariamman Temple’s Thai Festival is celebrated on 12 February 2016.
Arulmigu Mariamman Temple is located at Irukkangudi about 8 km East of Sathur on Thiruchendur Highway via Vilathikulam from Trichy, Madurai and Virudhunagar.
This temple is located between the two rivers Vaipparu and Arjuna. As two Ganges meet here it got its name Irukkangudi. River Arjuna flowing in the Northern part of this temple originates at Mahalinga hills known as Vathira Iruppu hills in the west. According to “Thiruthankal Temple Lore” once upon a time when Pancha Pandavas came here, Arjuna prayed to Goddess Ganga and split the earth with ‘Varunakanai'(arrow) forming a river. The river formed as a result came to be known as Arjuna river.