Our topic is KARAIKAL AMMAIYAR
We chose this topic because KARAIKAL AMMAIYAR is one of the memorable lady characters of the past. She is the one and only lady Nayanmar. She also has a temple for her in Karaikal, and has a festival, “MANGANI THIRUVIZHA”. She had seen Lord Shiva and his divine dance and also reached “KAILASA”, which is the abode of Lord Shiva, with her body upside down.
KARAIKAL AMMAIYAR
Punithavathy was born to Danathathan, a famous merchant. From childhood, Punithavathy grew in a religious atmosphere and worshipped Lord Shiva diligently. She enchanted the five letter mantra Namasivaya and also attended to the needs of Shiva devotees.
MARRIED LIFE OF PUNITHAVATHY
When Punithavathy grew up as a charming young girl, she was wedded to Paramadhathan, son of a famous merchant in Nagapattinam. Even after marriage, she continued her chosen religious life. Saiva devotees who visited her home were lavishly fed and were given clothes and jewels according to their needs.
A DIVINE MIRACLE !
A hungry Saiva devotee came to her residence one day. As she didn’t have any food she gave him one of the two mangoes that Paramadhathan had sent. Later, when Paramadhathan came home she served him one left mango. Since it was very delicious, he asked her the second mango also. She was in dillema now. She prayed to Lord Shiva and astonishingly by god’s grace, a mango appeared in her palm, which she served to her husband.
Karaikal Ammaiyar temple
Karaikal Ammaiyar temple is located in bharathiyar street in the center of Karaikal. Malai Perumal Pillai constructed it in the year 1929. The goddess is Puunithavathy, also known as Karaikal Ammaiyar. There is also a sanctum for Vinayaka in this temple.
MANGANI THIRUVIZHA
The Mangani Thirunal festival (the festival of mango fruit), is observed in the month of Aani (June-July)On Pournami (full-moon day).The bilief is that Karaikal Ammiyar gave Annam (food) to Bhikshatanar (Shiva) during his tour round the world begging alms, with curd rice and mangoes. To commemorate this incident, curd rice with mango is distributed on this festival day, in a big hall adjacent to the temple
PARAMADHATHAN
Utterly confounded by these wonderful happenings, he came to a conclusion that his wife was a supernatural being and resolved to go away from her. He quietly equipped a ship, in which he put in a great part of wealth, and then on an auspicious day, set sail to another country, accumulated fortune and returned back to India to another city in pandyan land and married a merchant’s daughter there and lived a luxurious life. A daughter was born to him. To her, he gave the name of her first wife.
LATER LIFE OF KARAIKAL AMMAIYAR
Paramadhathan realized that his wife was a supernatural being and started to see her as a god and ceased to see her as his wife and he dedicated his daughter to Punithavathiyar. Karaikal Ammaiyar prayed to Shiva to take away her beauty that she cherished up till now for the sake of her husband and give her the form and features of one of the demon-hosts (Bhutaganas) who are attendants of Lord Shiva.
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Karikal Ammaiyar, one of the few females amongst the sixty three Nayanmars, is one of the greatest figures of Tamil literature. Her birth name was punithavathy, born at Karaikal, South India, lived during the 6th century. She was a great devotee of Lord Shiva
CHILD HOOD OF PUNITHAVATHY
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