page_title: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A panoramic view of Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam in Madurai, India
context_page_description: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a temple tank located near to Vandiyur Mariamman Temple and situated at a distance of about 5 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple. Literally, Teppakulam means temple pond mainly used for devotional festivals.
  The tank is connected to Vaigai River through an ingenious system of underground Channels. It has total of 12 long stairs made of granite on all four sides. The temple as well as the stairs was built by the King Thirumalai Nayak. In the centre of the tank there is a Madapam called Maiya Mandapam with Vinayakar temple and garden.
context_section_description: This is the location where the king Thirumalai Naicker excavated the soil to fabricate the bricks required for constructing his palace, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal. The pit that was thus formed is seen as tank now. It is approximately 305 m long and 290 m wide, nearly equal area to that of Meenakshi Amman Temple. Built in 1645 A.D.,this is the biggest tank in Tamil Nadu. 7 foot tall Mukuruny Vinayakar idol in Meenakshi Amman Temple is believed to be found during excavation process of this pond.
caption: A panoramic view of the Teppakulam
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