5/5 Gurudath P. 4 years ago on Google
Possibly
Coimbatore
gets
its
name
from
the
the
goddess
Koniamman
.
The
temple
is
located
in
the
heart
9f
the
city.
Koniamman
is
the
guardian
deity
of
the
city.
Long
ago
there
was
an
Irula
chieftain
known
as
Kovan
and
the
city
derives
its
name
from
his.
He
was
greatly
devoted
to
Koniamman
who
is
none
other
than
Devi
herself.
Interestingly
Koniamman
takes
the
name
by
virtue
of
being
the
deity
who
protected
the
ruler
and
the
ruled.
Subsequently
a
temple
was
built
for
her
near
the
Fort
area
on
the
Big
Bazaar
Street.
The
elders
of
the
city
got
together
a
endowed
a
larger
established
during
the
year
1981
and
now
a
large
85
feet
tall
and
imposing
Raja
Gopuram
has
been
added
to
the
temple
in
2014.
The
Icon
is
representative
of
Durga
Mahishasuramardini,the
destroyer
of
evil
and
the
protector
of
the
down
trodden
and
afflicted.
The
temple
The
Koniamman
Temple
is
quite
spacious
and
has
shrines
for
Panchamukha
Vinayakar,Navagrahams
with
their
consorts,
Shantha
Vinayakar,
Subramanyaswamy
with
his
consorts
Valli
and
Devayani,Adi
Koniamman,
Durgai
Amman
and
Koniamman.
The
Sanctum
tower
has
three
Kalasams
and
this
is
quite
unique.
The
lovely
Paavai
lamps
in
the
Mahamandapam
are
a
sight
to
behold.
This
temple
offers
Annadanam
to
about
100
people
everyday.
The
Prasadam
counter
offers
quite
a
few
tasty
items.
Devotees
offer
salt
at
the
entrance
in
order
to
ward
of
evil
and
the
effects
of
a
jealous
eye.
Temple
Timings
-
6
AM
to
12.30
PM
and
4
PM
to
9
PM.
