Poochorithal Vizha-Arul Migu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli
Poochorithal Vizha - Arul Migu Mariamman Temple Samayapuram, Tiruchirapalli
Poochorithal festival is the most anticipated festival, conducted in the Arulmigu Mariamman Temple at Samayapuram, Tiruchi. The ceremony marks the showering of flowers on Samayapurathu Mariamman.
Poochorithal festival is a 28-day long festival celebrated annually over the centuries,....
Poochorithal Vizha - Arul Migu Mariamman Temple Samayapuram, Tiruchirapalli
Poochorithal festival is the most anticipated festival, conducted in the Arulmigu Mariamman Temple at Samayapuram, Tiruchi. The ceremony marks the showering of flowers on Samayapurathu Mariamman.
Poochorithal festival is a 28-day long festival celebrated annually over the centuries, starting from the last Sunday of the Tamil Month, Maasi ( March in Gregorian Calendar), and going up to the last Sunday of 'Panguni.'
This year, Poochorithal will fall from 13th March to 10th April 2022
Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram, is an ancient Hindu temple situated in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, and is considered one of the wealthiest Temple in the state after Palani.
You must know that Mariamman, the primary deity, is a form of the supreme mother goddess Durga (also known as Mahakali or Aadi Shakthi) made of sand and clay like many of the traditional Mariamman deities respected as the most powerful Goddesses. As a result, unlike many other Hindu Gods, no abhishekams are performed to the main deity. Instead, the "abhishekam" is performed on the small stone statue in front of it.
Devotees believe that the Goddess is endowed with immense powers to cure diseases. Hence, there is a ritual they follow in which silver or steel miniature replicas of various body parts that need to be repaired are bought and then deposited in the temple's donation box.
As part of the festival, it is believed that the temple's main deity herself will be fasting ('pachai pattini viratham') for all 28 days. So, only fluids like buttermilk, sugarcane juice, 'Thullu Maavu,' and coconut water, 'Paanagam', are used for abhishekam. In addition to this, devotees also offer mavilakku (a sweet dish made of jaggery, rice flour, and ghee). Devotees coming from rural areas also present some raw salt to the Goddess.
Also, every Sunday, devotees would offer tons of beautiful fresh flowers to the deity and take darshan. According to the rules, the temple management offers the first batch of flowers for the deity on Sunday morning and then opens the gates for others. After circumnavigating the shrine, the flowers were carried from Kodimaram to the sanctum sanctorum. These flowers are then collected and sent to the temple's micro compost yard for bio-fertiliser production.
Arulmigu Mariamman temple attracts most of the devotees/visitors on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, the holy days for Mariamman.
So, if you are planning your visit to Tamil Nadu during this period, you must keep one Sunday free in your itinerary and experience this holy festival “Poochorithal Vizha.”
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Activities
During this festival, devotees throng the temple to sprinkle flowers on the idol of the Hindu goddess Mariamman. During this period, it is believed, that the goddess fasts for the welfare of her devotees for a period of 28 days.
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Organized By
H.R.& C.E. Department
Joint Commissioner, A/m. Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram, Trichy.
Joint Commissioner, A/m. Mariamman Temple.
0431 – 2670460
symmariamman[at]gmail[dot]com
How to reach
The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport,
which is 22 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Tiruchirappalli Railway Junction,
which is 20 KMs away.
The nearest major city is : No. 1 Tolgate,
which is 7KMs away.