Bannari Amman Temple | Sathyamangalam Bannari Amman Temple

Bannari Amman:

Bannari Amman Temple is located in Bannari near  Sathyamangalam in Erode district, Tamilnadu. It is a beautiful temple and one of the famous temples in Tamilnadu. This temple is worshiped especially by women devotees in large number. It is believed that the Amman presiding here is more powerful.

History:

The place is called Bannari because of the Bannari Amman Temple which was a forest called Dhandanayakkan forest several years ago. Those period the cowherds used to drive their cattle to the fields and cows are fed on grass overhere. The cowherds used to extract milk from each cow. One particular cow did not allow the cowherd to get milk nor allow its calf to go near it. Once the cowherd noticed that particular cow standing beneath a Vengai tree and began to flow the milk from its udder automatically. The cowherd was surprised to see such happening. He told the news to everybody and the news spreaded like a wildfire. The cow repeated the same behaviour. Villagers removed the thickly grown under where the cow used to stand and gave milk. They found a sand-hill and Swayambu linga near it. All the people prayed the linga with folded hands. One of deity got into a  trance and began to pass the divine message to everybody. According to his words, it was understood that the deity safeguarded the traders from Tamilnadu who passed by that way to Mysore carrying goods. The deity decided to stay on there to bless and protect the Pilgrims. The deity was Bannari Mariamman who became the permanent abode of the goddess.

Festival:

The Kundam festival celebrated in Tamil month Panguni ( March-April) is the most famous annual festival of the temple which drews a large crowd of devotees from different directions. Women devotees participate in Thiruvilaku pooja on last friday of every Tamil month.

Contact:

Sri Bannari Amman Temple,

Bannari,

Erode.

Timings - 5:30 am to 9:00 pm.

How to Reach:

By Road - Many buses available from Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore, Erode, Bhavanisagar, Thalavadi and Chamarajanagar.

By Rail - Nearest Railway station is Mettupalayam.

By Air - Coimbatore is Nearest.