Located
about 10kms from Puliyampatti near Sathyamangalam is the three centuries old
Venkatesa Perumal temple in Mondipalayam. There are seven pits to be crossed
from Puliyampatti before reaching the temple.
The Moolavar deity is in the form of a small Saligrama idol and is a swayambu murthy.
The Story
The
story goes that Kondama Nayakar, who had a dream that there was a swayambu idol
of Venkatesa Perumal in one of the 7pits in this region found the Saligrama
idol and built this temple along with the contribution of the villagers.
Festivals
10day
Brahmotsavam in Thai
Rama
Navami and Krishna Jayanthi
Vaikunta
Ekadesi in Margazhi
Quick Facts
Moolavar :
Venkatesa Perumal Swayambu Moorthy
Goddess : Mahalakshmi Thaayar
Utsavar : Venkatesa Perumal with Sri and Bhoo Devi
Time : 630am-1230pm and 4pm-730pm
Contact : Balaji Bhattar @ 98422 29960
How to reach
Point to
Point buses every 10minutes between Sathyamangalam and Coimbatore. Get down at
Puliyampatti (25kms from Sathyamangalam/35kms from Coimbatore)
Auto to
Mondipalayam will cost Rs. 125-150. Buses every 1hour between Puliyampatti and
Mondipalayam.
One can
also get down at Sevur on the Coimbatore-Sathyamangalam route ( non point to
point buses). From Sevur, Mondipalayam is about 5kms East.
1 comment:
Seiyur (popularly known as Sevur) is not on Coimbatore to Sathyamangalam route. But on Tiruppur to Sathyamangalam route via Avinashi and Punjai Puliampatti.
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