Pariyur is a panchayat village located near Gobichettipalayam in Erode District of

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state, India. It is located about 3 km from Gobichettipalayam on the way to

Anthiyur Anthiyur is a taluk (Anthiyur taluk) and panchayat town in the Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Geography Anthiyur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is located at about 18 km from Bhavani, 30 km from ...

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Savandapur Savandapur is a panchayat in Gobichettipalayam taluk in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is about from Gobichettipalayam and from district headquarters Erode. Location Savandapur is located on the banks of River Bhavani with A ...

. It is a religious center with many famous temples including the

Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Kondathu Kaliamman Temple is an Amman temple located at Pariyur near Gobichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. There are other temples, namely Sri Amarapaneeswarar Temple, Sri Adinarayana Perumal Temple and Sri Angalamman Temple nearby. Histor ...

temple.

History

The history of the

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dates centuries back. The temple is considered to be more than 1500 years old. The name Pariyur literally came from 'Pari' 'oor' meaning, 'place ruled by Pari'. Vēl Pāri was a great

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who is considered in

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literature as one of the Kadai ēzhu vallal (literally meaning, the last of the seven great patrons). Arulmigu Kondathu Kaliamman is a powerful Goddess who was the deity responsible for the prosperity of the country ruled by Pari.

Temples

Kondathu Kaliamman Temple

Temple is situated in Pariyur, about 3 km from Gobichettipalayam, where a 'Fire Walking Ceremony' (Kundam) is held during January every year. The annual Temple Car festival is celebrated here with grandeur, and the temple attracts a large gathering from the surrounding places all the time. Around 1500 years old, the inner sanctum of the temple is made of black marble. The presiding deity of the temple is Kaliamman for whom the temple is named. She is considered an aspect of the mother Goddess Parvathi, consort of Lord Siva. Many other God and Goddess statues are also present, one of which is the protector God, Maha Muniappan, who blesses couples with children and chases fear away from the minds of the people. There are other shrines dedicated to

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, and shrines of Saptha Kannigai, Ponkaliamman,

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and other Hindu Gods. The temple has a wedding hall and a golden chariot dedicated to the goddess.

Amarapaneeswarar Temple

Amarapaneeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord

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and his consort Soundaranayaki Amman located in Pariyur. The temple itself is built completely of white

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and there are separate shrines dedicated to warlord

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with his wives

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and

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known as Anukkai Vinayakar,

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, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. There are also shrines dedicated to

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and other Hindu Gods.

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and Pradhosam is celebrated with much grandeur apart from other festivals of

and

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Adinarayanaswamy Temple

Adinarayana Swamy Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord

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located at Pariyur and the chief deity the temple is Adhi Narayana Perumal. He is seen along with his companions Sri Devi and Bhu Devi. The specialty of the temple is that, there is a separate shrine dedicated to Lord

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. The statues of Sanjeevi Anjaneyar, Veera Anjaneyar and Alwars are seen inside the main temple complex.

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Alwar is seen in front of the main sanctum. The main

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of the temple depicts the scene of narration of

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, the holy book of Hindus.

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and other festivals of

are celebrated here.

Ankalamman Temple

There is also a small temple dedicated to Sri Ankalamman.

Hill Temples

Balamurugan Temple, Pachaimalai is one of the two old hill temples dedicated to Lord

, while the other is Muthukumaraswamy Temple, Pavalamalai. Both the temples are located within a few miles from the heart of the town. All Saivite, Koumaram and other Hindu festivals are celebrated at the temple, especially Thai Poosam,

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and Skanda Sashti. There is a huge statue of Lord Murugan, which can be seen miles away from the temple. Apart from his normal peacock mount, the temple also has a Golden Chariot.

Connectivity

Pariyur is situated on a major highway connecting Gobichettipalayam and

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. Bus services are available frequently from Gobichettipalayam. To get there by road, reach Gobichettipalayam and travel further 3 km to reach Pariyur. By rail, reach Erode (40 km) and then travel by road via Gobichettipalayam or

. The nearest airport is

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, 85 km away. This table gives the distance from major cities:

Wedding ceremonies

Because of cultural and religious importance, people prefer Pariyur for weddings. There is a wedding hall which was constructed newly at a cost of over 60 lakhs.

Filmography

The temple is famous for the films that were shot here. Many Tamil and Malayalam films have been shot in and around the temple.

References

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Sources

*https://web.archive.org/web/20130614095321/http://pariyurkondathukaliamman.org/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20131109105313/http://www.pachaimalai.in/Eng/pariyur.htm *http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=773 Villages in Erode district