Aadi Velli Thiruvizha at Arulmigu Muthumariamman Temple, Thiruvappur.

The Arulmigu Muthumariamman Temple is located in the town of Thiruvappur Pudukkottai District The main deity of this temple is Goddess Muthumariamman an avatar of Goddess Sakthi During the Tamil month of Aadibetween July and August thousands of devotees gather at this temple to hail glory to the Goddess History and Significance The temple has an interesting history dating back to 300 years ago It is believed that a priest predicted the location of Goddess Muthumariammans underground location while being in possession of a spiritual force Because Mari in Tamil indicates rain the Goddess Muthumariamman is also known as the Goddess of Rain The deity is placed in a sitting posture in front of a pillared mandapam hall Devotees believe that the deity heals the sick and bestows the land with water resources During the Tamil month of Aadi the devotees offer Koozh a porridge made up of ragi flour rice and curd to the deity During each Friday of the Aadi month many female devotees throng to the temple to cook and offer sweet Pongal to the Goddess along with special rituals The special offerings to the temple also include lime garlands saree glass bangles and kumgumam red turmeric powder to the deity Hundreds of pilgrims also parade to this temple by taking Paal Sombu carrying a pot of milk on their heads and offer to the deity