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The main deity, Samayapuram Mariamman, a form of Adi Parashakti and Mariamman, is made of sand and clay with extractions of medicinal herbs unlike many of the traditional stone idols and is considered as most powerful Goddess, and hence unlike many other Hindu deities there are no abhishekams (sacred bathing) conducted to the main deity, but ...
As a part of this festival, the principal idol of the temples is decorated and taken in procession through the tank of the temple. Some of the temples where the float festival is celebrated are: Tirumala Venkateswara Temple [1] Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai [2] Samayapuram Mariamman Temple [3] Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam [4]
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The flower festival or flower sprinkling festival (known in Tamil as Poochoriyal) is an important festival celebrated in the Samayapuram Mariamman temple near Tiruchirappalli, India. This festival is usually held in the Tamil month of Masi. During this festival, devotees throng the temple to sprinkle flowers on the idol of the Hindu goddess ...
The Mariamman temple of Samayapuram was the site of a fierce battle between a troop of the French East India Company and a troop of the British East India Company during the strife of Carnatic wars. A British troop led by Robert Clive defeated the French force, [2] leading to the British company wresting possession of Samayapuram.
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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is often listed as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world, even though Angkor Wat which is still larger being the largest existing temple as it is not in use. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The temple is an active Hindu house of worship and follows the Tenkalai tradition of Sri Vaishnavism .
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