Erode Temples

Anithiyur Gurunatha Swami Temple

     Kamatchi and Perumal as the Lord of Vainava and Sivam & Murugan jointly from in the name of Gurunathaswamy as the Lord of Saiva appears to the people from the stone house of Puthu Palayam next to Anthiyur.

Bannari Amman Temple

     Bannari Annan temple is about 10 km from Bhavanisagar.  The mariamman temple here is very famous and attracts thousands of Pilgrims. The festival at this temple during the month of Adi(August-September) is attended by large number of people. The fire walk by the devotees is very thrilling.

Bhavani Temple

     The Sangameshwar Temple at Bhavani is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Bhavani and the Cauvery. This place is called ‘Tiruveni of South India’.  It is an important pilgrim centre.  Lord Sangameshwarer with His consort Vedanayaki is the presiding deity.  It is said that during the East India Company regime the then Collector of Coimbator and Salem Districts, William Garrow, who had his headquarters at Bhavani, worshipped Goddess Vedanayaki.  One night the Goddess directed him in his dream to vacate his bungalow immediately.  The moment he moved out, the entire bungalow collapsed.  He wondered at this miracle and he presented to the temple an ivory cradle, which is still in the temple, with his signature.

Kodumudi

     Kodumudi is 40 km from Erode.  A special feature of this place is that the Trinity of the Hindu faith Siva, Vishnu and Brahma all have their shrines in a single temple complex. Muchukundeswarar is the name of Siva and Veera Narrayana Perumal is that of Vishnu here.  This is one of the important temples in Erode district.

Mukkoodal

     Sangameshwarar Temple, Bhavani is about 12 km from Erode.  Three rivers by name Cauvery, Bhavani and invisible Amudha are merging at this pilgrimage place.  This is treated as the place of purity in parity with river Ganges.  It resembles of Thriveni Sangam at Allahabad in North India.

Sri Kondathu

     This temple is located 3 km away from Gobichettipalayam, 39 km from Erode and 93 km from Erode and 93 km from Coimbatore. Situated amidst a serene back drop replete with green fields and topographed near the west ghats, this was the place where the famous King of parivallal lived.  This historical place has also been know as parapuri and later came to be known as ‘Pariyur’.  In the mount, there is a most important temple called “ Kondathu kaliamman Temple”.  Here, the Goddess Kaliamman gives her blessings to her devotees. Once, the people were affected to her devotees. Once, the people were affected by an evil disease and they had many causalities and remaining people moved to other areas.

Kudamulukku Year Festival

     In the month of April – may (Chitirai Tamil Month) when the day the Star ‘Ponarpoosam’ falls the devotees worship the Goddess with Abishegam and special ‘ Laksharchana’ is performed and the da ends with a 1008 Sangu Abishegam.

Kundam and Car Festival

     Every Tamil year in the last week of Margali, Kundam and Car festival are celebrated. On the second Thursday of the month special Pooja is performed at 9.00p.m. After the pooja, ‘Poochattu’ is carried out.  On the 12th day the goddess is decked with sandhanakappu. On the 15th day (the last Thursday) Kundam festival takes place in the early morning.  At that time devotees walk on the burning coal which is known as ‘Poo Midhithal’.  It is an electrifying experience for the looker when even children and handicapped people walk on the burning coal having implicit faith on the Goddess. This speaks volumes of the benediction of the Goddess and the devotees realize her immense power

Sangameswarar Temple

     15 km north-east from Erode Railway Station, 55km from Salem and 40km from Mettur is the famous pilgrimage centre, Bhavani is known mainly by its temple which was built 1000 years ago by Kongu’s state kings.  It was built by black stones at the meeting point of rivers Cauvery and Bhavani.  In North India, the meeting point of three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswathy is famously known as “Triveni Sangamam’. Like that in South Cauvery and Bhavani meet at this point and so it has got several names like Thatchina Prayagai, Bhadrikasiramam and Mukkudal, Vijayapuri, Veerapuram etc.