Sri Arunjunai Kaatha Ayyanar Kovil Temple Premises with the Pond (Sunai)

India / Tamil Nadu / Arumuganeri /
 temple, interesting place
When Tuticorin was under the control of British till Independence . All changes in Tuticorin had its own impact in Amman Puram also. At the end boundary of Ammanpuram there exists a Junai i.e. natural water spring pond and side by that there is Oor Kaval Deivam Arun Junai Katha Ayyanar. To say Ayyanar, may be the Palayakar person who would have saved the village Ammanpuram and the Junai from the foreign invaders and from their forceful religions conversion. In the course of operation or at the successful end of the operation ayyanar might have been died. In his name a statue would also have been raised. In course of time that place came to be noted Arun Junai Katha Ayyanar Kovil ( the temple of Ayyanar who have saved the beautiful pond)

The deity residing here is the Kuladeivam (family god) of a select few people (Nadar community) who have their origin in the surrounding areas. It has a traditionally everlasting water pond, and depends for water from papanasam dam. When the water is full in the pond it is a relish (rammiyam) to watch and swim. This place is surrounded by Thalampoo. If the priest (not a brahmin but Nadar) is advance informed of your arrival he would prepare Pongal (Sweetend boil rice) which is the prashadam. Some people also indulge in Keda Vettudal (Sacrifice of goat) during occasions. Temple is closed between 12-1. You need to have your own conveyance to reach the Temple. The necessary pujai saman should be purchased from Ammapettai on the main road. A must visit if you are visiting Trichendur.


even today that Junai is having perennial spring of water and that too clean and soft drinking water. Geologically also it is proved that the Junai is there for many centuries . No changing of its name and the everlasting permanency of its sacredness for the past 500 years exposes the unique character of the Junai .- Dr.Suganesh Muniyasamy

tamil film shooting has taken here.
(PaandiDurai,Thamirabarani)

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Coordinates:   8°33'40"N   78°3'1"E

Comments

  • Which is our family god. This is an nice place to enjoy the summer we all join there at the month of may. Here the festival is on march or april month that is on panguni utharam day. This is very auspicious day for us. The ten day festival is comes to an end on this day. This temple is well known temple in the southern districts like thoothukudi and nellai every people who lived in these districts enjoy the climate and nature of our sunai. Because this holy place contains lots of trees and surrounded by the water.
  • THANK U FOR INFORMATION.
  • This our family god temple..i lik dis temple verymuch...tis is the right place to enjoi our summer vacation.....
  • This is our family kulaitheivam temple, and I am cherished with the information furnished. The nature here should be maintained without any hindrance to keep our successors know about this religious place and our ancestor binary tree.
  • this is my grand parents native Palsamy nadar and Dhamayanthi ammal. i have beautiful memories of the temple and the sunai(pond) surrounde by tall trees. I was shocked to see the temple last year after ten years. Many trees around the pond had been cut all the shadows of the trees were gone and the water is also very dirty. I felt very sorry. i lived there from 1978 to 1982 radha
  • it was very Nice Temple and Surrounding location was so attractive and it is near by Vana Thirupathi in Punnai Nagar
  • My kuladeivam
  • Any one has contact number of this temple? Please message to 9356529471
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