page_title: Karisalkalampatti
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Karisalkalampatti / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: English: Thiruvilakku Pooja of surayiamman
context_page_description: Karisalkalampatti is a village in Near sivarakkottai NH7 Main road Thirumangalam Taluk in Madurai District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about 9 km from Thirumangalam, 30 km from Madurai and 520 km from State capital Chennai. As of 2011, the village population about 1158.
context_section_description: SUNDRAVALLI AMMAN TEMPLE:
  The Sundravalli amman Temple located there was built in the 19th century, and the Devi at the Sundravalli temple is believed to be highly powerful. Every year, in the Tamil month of Vaikasi, a 2-day pongal festival is celebrated, Vaikasi thiruvizha, along with daily deity procession and exhibitions. And also the Milk ice cream aka Paal Ice was prednly at the occasion of Vaigasi Festival.
  SURAYI AMMAN TEMPLE:
  
  Surayi Amman Temple is located nearly west side to Karisalkalampatti. The video below shows the Kumbhabhishekham of Surayi Amman [16 September 2016(Aavani 31, 2016)]. ஆலயம் தொழுவது சாலவும் நன்று… கோபுர தரிசனம் கோடி புண்ணியம்… புணருத்தாரணம் பூர்வ புண்ணியம்… கோயில் இல்லாத ஊரில் குடியிருக்க வேண்டாம்… – என்றெல்லாம் நம் முன்னோர்கள் கூறி கேட்டிருக்கிறோம்.
  
  12 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு ஒரு முறை கும்பாபிஷேகம் நடைபெற வேண்டும் என்பது ஆகம விதி.எத்தனையோ நல்ல உள்ளங்கள் ஒன்று கூடி அஷ்ட பந்தன மஹா கும்பாபிஷேகங்களை செய்கிறார்கள். அந்த நல்ல உள்ளங்களைப் போற்றவும், அந்த மங்கலக் காட்சியை உலகோர் பார்வைக்கு வைக்கவும் இந்த முயற்சி செய்யப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. அந்த மஹா அஷ்ட பந்தன கும்பாபிஷேகங்களை நேரில் காண முடியாதவர்கள், இந்த இணையதளத்தில் கண்டு பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கானோர் பயன் பெறட்டும்.
  Thiruvilakku Pooja, organised on pournami days of Tamil months from chithirai to panguni. It is a time for strengthening one`s positive energies through spiritual observances of prayer, meditation, recitation and fasting.
caption: Thiruvilakku Pooja of surayiamman
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