Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple

Hindu temple in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple
Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chennai
Deity	Karumariamman
Location
Location	Tiruverkadu
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India

Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple is a Hindu temple in Tiruverkadu, a suburb of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Deity

The deity of the temple is Karumariamman. Its idol is in the sanctum sanctorum in a graceful form with all Parasakthi features. There is also a shrine for Karumariamman idol with the idol made of wood. She is called Wooden Idol Amman.^[2]

Significance

There was an anthill. People worshipped as Goddess. She appeared in the dream of a devotee and asked him to build a temple for Her. When the anthill was about to be destroyed they saw the Goddess in swayambu form. As she was not in the womb of a mother, she is called as one not from the womb (Karuvil Illatha Karumari).^[2]