Thillaima Kaliamman Temple Pal Kudam Festival event.. Carrying milk pots of various sizes on their heads by the female devotees is a spiritual task which would mostly happen during the times of Tamil months Chithirai (April – May) and Aadi (July – August). Mostly Amman and Murugan Devotees would participate in this wonderful event, and this would be mostly done after their wishes are fulfilled, like after the completion of marriage, child birth, and also for the well-being of their life partners, and to lead a comfortable marriage life.
On the occasion of the forth coming Aadi Month, Paal Kuda Thiru Vizha took place at Arulmigu Sri Thillaima Kaliamman Temple, Kalyanapuram on 13th and 14th July 2025.
Devotees carried hundreds of milk pots in a grand procession around the temple covering the nearby streets of Kalyanapuram, and various instruments like Mela Thaalam and Nadaswaram were played during the procession.
The whole temple was decorated with flowers and bouquet to mark the festival.
The abhisekham took place for moolavar in the morning hours, and later, Amman was decorated with a special alangaram and deeparadanai took place.
Arulmigu Sri ThillaiMa Kaliamman Temple is situated in Kalyanapuram, near Srivatsam Apartments, and during the festival event, lot of devotees were attended the temple festive event, and they had got the divine blessings of our holy mother Ma Kaliamman.
On the two sides of Ma Kaliamman, we can find the cheerful Dwarapalakis, who showers an affectionate smile on us, and they closely resemble to that of their master Ma Kaliamman. Lord Vinayaka and Lord Murugan Shrines are also present inside the temple.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF OUR WONDERFUL GODDESS SRI THILLAIMA KALIAMMA
1. Hey my dear devotees, the temple bells began to ring continuously. Now the puja for our holy mother Annapurna has been started. Come fast, fast, in order to witness the wonderful puja event.
2. See how nicely our holy mother has been seated in a golden throne, and how wonderfully she has been dressed with colourful garments and glittering ornaments. The holy prasad had already been offered to Ma Kaliamma, who is our holy mother Annapurna, and she has wilfully accepted it. Hence please come fast to witness the divine vision of Devi, and also have some Holy Prasad.
3. Hey my dear mother, even if I have been offered a place in the Swarka Loka, I don’t want it, since I want to stay only at your place, in order to witness your mesmerising beauty again and again. I don’t know why the people are wasting their time in order to fulfil their small desires like gossiping and spending their time and money on useless activities.
4. Hey my pretty Ma, your eyes releases a glittering effect which soothes our mind, your hands blesses us, your legs are meant for doing Pada Puja to it, your breast are meant for providing the divine milk to all of your children, your nose rings and ear rings adds utmost beauty to you, your garlands are made out of Parijatha flowers, which releases a good scented smell, the food stuffs produced before you, looks like the food stuffs available in the Swarka Loka.
5. Hey Rati Manmadha, don’t think that you are only the most beautiful pair in the world, since our dear Ma Kaliamma is the most beautiful goddesss in the entire universe. Hey Rohini don’t get pride of your beauty, supposed to be considered as the most charming Devi in the entire universe. Hey Indra Indrani don’t feel jealous about the beauty of Kali Devi, since we would consider only her as the most attractive pair in the whole universe.
6. Hey Ma, I have wasted half of my life in doing unnecessary things. Only in the past few years, I am thinking about you. Please pardon me for that. You have made me as a ‘USEFUL PERSON’, by the way of praising about you, singing songs on you and spreading your sweetness to the whole world. Oh, my kind mother, please place your tender hands on my head, and bless me whole heartily, since you have to do lot of goodness to me, please remember about it and do the needful.
7. Once when we recite the word Mother, it refers to our precious Mata Annapurneswari, and once if we recite the word food, it refers to our gentle mother Ma Annapurneswari, since she readily provides food to us whenever we need of it. She would provide food and water even in parched (dry) desert regions, and would blossom our life like the beautiful lotus flower.
8. Hey the beautiful lion (Simharaja), tell me my true devotion to your master Ma Annapurna. Hey Vinayaka Muruga, tell about my great faith kept on your mother Annapurna, Hey Nandeeswara and other Shivaganas(Divine attendants of Lord Shiva), go and inform about my arrival to Kailasha to your masters, Shiva and Shakti, please don’t make me to wait a long, since already I have become so tired of walking several thousands of miles from my place. Hence please convey my message and make me to meet them, since I want to have some delicious food from the hands of our holy Mother Ma Annapurna.
9. Hey Ma Annapurna, I am not an expert in writing songs on you, but however, with some of my limited level of knowledge, I have written some praises on you. If you feel fault on any portion of my songs, please pardon me, and give me adequate knowledge in writing lot of songs on you. Oh, my holy mother, please give me a bright future, since I am having lot of hope on you.
“OM SRI ANNAPURNESWARI PARIPOORNESWARI ANANDAEASWARI DEVI NAMO NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR