Our Temple at mandhurai,Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

Mandhurai village is situate some 18 kms north of Trichy district. The family deity of thousands of people, who owe their origin to the 18 villages of Lalgudi Taluk, Angarai, mandhurai, Valadi, Sirudhur, Mayilrangam, etc., and who are now settled throughout the world is what we worshipfully call Mandhuraiyan. Mandhuraiyan is also known as Karuppu or karuppan. The family deity Mandhuraiyan is usually visited by all the faithfuls during the thamizh months of Adi and Thy, particularly on Fridays, when they simultaneously do archanas to Lord Shiva and Godess Parvathy. Lord Shiva is known as Ambravaneswaran, apart from worshipping Mandhuraiyan. Usually devotees have their heads tonsured on fulfilling a vow . Usually devotees prostrate before mandhuraiyan deity and do what is proverbially known as Angapradakshnina. They then take the sand and put it on their foreheads and also keep a portion of it at their homes. There is a stream nearby wherein all of us bathe before entering the temple sanctum sancturm. It is incredible but true that in our families a century-old custom is to offer as Nyvedyam, offerings such as pori, bananas, coconuts, and also a bunch of beedi (cigar) and also a little naatu saarayam. The priest in charge of the temple arranges for all the offerings. Normally, we also take five coconuts, to be offered one each to all the Sannadhis. The last coconut is broken before the Vinayaka Sannadhi at the entrance, when we leave the temple. Mandhuraiyan is always believed to be protecting the devotees wherever they go. Usually the parents tell their children, that when with Mandhuraiyan protecting them, they need fear nothing. For a fuller view of all the temples of Tiruchy District, kindly click on the title,to get linked to the site provided by our Tamil Nadu Government