Arulmigu Karamadai Shri Ranganathar Swami Temple — Attraction in Karamadai

DESCRIPTION

The temple is located in the Karamadai village of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and is 20 kilometers away from Mettupalayam.

HISTORY

It is believed that the group of Thottiyars people presided in the village of Karamadai. A cow of one of the group failed to drop milk all of a sudden. He found out that the cow was dropping milk at a plant. The people were enraged and cut down the bush, and they heard exploding sound along with the blood. Upon getting to know this incident, the other people in the village rushed to the place and found a 'Suyambu Lingam' that was present inside the bush and it was the one that was responsible for the cow to shed milk on the bush. The same night, God entered in the dream and enquired him to get adhered to the 'Lingam' using the 'Chandana Kaapu'. It is blindly believed that the idol of the Ranganathar Suyambu' increases in size on a yearly basis and is therefore respected with a great deed of devotion.

IMPORTANCE/SIGNIFICANCE

The temple is rooted on the soil that is giving more importance to the agriculture. One of the most important temple in the Kongu style and among the most worshipped temple in the South India. Among these rituals enriched tri-fold blessings of meaning to the location, theertham and the famous moorthy or the idol worship are significant. Added to that, this temple is marked as the only Vaishnav temple of the region as Arulmigu Ranganathar temple of Karamadai

FACTS/MYTHOLOGY

A famous Shiva temple called as the Nanjundeswarar temple is also located nearby, built by Shaivas followers of Chola rulers. This temple is significant with its Tamil heritage with major fine arts works that has a good effect on the Tamil heritage. The temple is also meant for its architecture and holds the great importance of the oldest and the traditional temple. Karamadai is the farmers' market and is held all the Fridays in the week.

FESTIVALS/EVENTS/GATHERINGS

Every year the car festival is also celebrated and is given more importance in February which is an eye catching one to see. Devotees from every corner of the world visit the temple to get blessed with the prosperity and health by the Lord Maha Vishnu. A Car festival is one of the unique festivals, will be held annually during the month of May. In this festival, the idol of goddess Mathura Kaliamman is transferred from the shrine to the car where a lot of rituals usually will be performed. The car-festival is a part of the annual festival that is celebrated for a period of 13 days every year.The Mahabishekam seva offered every year is celebrated as a major festival, to the shrine without fail. It is performed by the temple authorities and the autonomous body. This Mahabishekam will be performed during the last Friday of Tamil month "Thai", that is considered as an unique day where the Goddess get...

I recently visited the Karamadai Ranganathar Temple with my family and it was an amazing experience. The temple is beautiful and has a lot of history to it. The architecture is stunning and the atmosphere is peaceful and serene. The temple offers a variety of activities and poojas for visitors to enjoy. We also had the opportunity to visit the nearby villages and experience the culture and hospitality of the locals. The temple is also well maintained and offers a great view of the surrounding areas. Overall, it was a great experience and I highly recommend visiting this temple with your family.

This temple was belived to be 1000 years old... Temple is heart of karamadai 8km from mettupalayam and 28km from coimbatore on the way to ooty... The history was Lord vishnu appeared at the karai trees in a form of suyambu and a cow started feeding milk on her own... When the cattleman saw this he digged the place and saw blood coming from that place and then temple was built... One of the biggest temple chariot in coimbatore

Famous and more divine place in cbe.special and crowded in puratasi month Saturdays. Aranganathar looks very beautiful, hanuman idol inside the temple is good. Wait time will be around 2 to 3 hrs. During saturdays in puratasi month.normal days and other months wait time will be minimum 10 to 15 minutes.special entrance tickets 10rs and 100rs, vechile parking is difficult. 2 wheeler can be parked near by temple.4 wheelers parking will be very difficult.head tonsure facility is available, Marriage functions can also be done here with...

Ranganathaswamy temple in Karamadai, a town panchayat in Coimbatore district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 23 km from Coimbatore in the Coimbatore–Mettuplayam highway.. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Ranganathaswamy and his consort Lakshmi as Ranganayaki in this temple. It is considered one among the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition and also one among the Pancharanga Kshetrams in Coimbatore, other four are (1) Melmudi Ranganathar near Thadagam, (2) Palamalai Ranganathar near Kovanur, (3) Thandigai Ranganathar on Kataanji hills near Selvapuram and (4) Thogaimalai Ranganathar near Dhayanur. The temple is originally believed to have been built during the Chola Empire during the 10–11th centuries. Tirumalai Nayakar (1623–59 CE) expanded the temple during his regime and built the walls and halls in the temple. Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1940–1950) built a set of other halls in the temple. Ramanuja (1017–1137 CE), the expounder of Vaishnadvaita philosophy is believed to have visited the temple on his way to Melkote from Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple. The northern temple tower was built during 1944, while the seven-tiered 80 ft (24 m) Eastern tower was built during 2013. Some of the old halls were also renovated...