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    Angalamman is a fierce form of the goddess Parvati who was created when Parvati destroyed a demon known as Kabala that had attached itself to her husband Shiva's hand. She is considered one of the fiercest forms of the mother goddess. Her most important temple is located in Melmalayanur, where according to legend her right hand fell. She is worshipped annually through the Mayana Kollai festival involving animal sacrifices. Angalamman temples can be found across Tamil Nadu and she is believed to protect devotees and grant blessings.

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    Angalamman is a fierce form of the goddess Parvati who was created when Parvati destroyed a demon known as Kabala that had attached itself to her husband Shiva's hand. She is considered one of the fiercest forms of the mother goddess. Her most important temple is located in Melmalayanur, where according to legend her right hand fell. She is worshipped annually through the Mayana Kollai festival involving animal sacrifices. Angalamman temples can be found across Tamil Nadu and she is believed to protect devotees and grant blessings.

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    Angalamman is a fierce form of the goddess Parvati who was created when Parvati destroyed a demon known as Kabala that had attached itself to her husband Shiva's hand. She is considered one of the fiercest forms of the mother goddess. Her most important temple is located in Melmalayanur, where according to legend her right hand fell. She is worshipped annually through the Mayana Kollai festival involving animal sacrifices. Angalamman temples can be found across Tamil Nadu and she is believed to protect devotees and grant blessings.

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    Angalamman is a fierce form of the goddess Parvati who was created when Parvati destroyed a demon known as Kabala that had attached itself to her husband Shiva's hand. She is considered one of the fiercest forms of the mother goddess. Her most important temple is located in Melmalayanur, where according to legend her right hand fell. She is worshipped annually through the Mayana Kollai festival involving animal sacrifices. Angalamman temples can be found across Tamil Nadu and she is believed to protect devotees and grant blessings.

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    Some key takeaways are that Angalamman is a fierce village deity in Tamil Nadu who is appeased with blood sacrifices and protects villages. Her origin story involves Parvati destroying a demon that attached to her hand.

    The story describes how Parvati destroyed a demon called Kabala that attached to Shiva's hand, and this fierce form became known as Angalamman. She was told to stay at Thandakarunyam and protect people who worshipped her.

    The story describes how Parvati mistook Brahma for Shiva and felt at his feet. When she realized the mistake, she got angry and cursed Brahma, resulting in Shiva having to carry Brahma's fifth head on his hand.

    Angalaamman is a name given to the Tamil village deity, Angala Parameshwari.

    However,
    Ankalamma is a non-Vedic deity and like so many popular Tamil deities, she seems to have
    originated in a fierce guardian figure. In the rituals dedicated to her, she is appeased with blood.
    Ankalamma's shrines are usually located outside of the village in groves of trees. They are
    usually not proper temples, but very simple stone structures. She is considered one of the fiercest
    forms of the mother Goddess Amman, and is worshipped by the Indians, especially by the South
    Indians.

    Story of (Thandakarunyam) Melmalaiyanoor


    Once upon a time, the goddess Shakthi was born as a girl named 'Dhakshayani' after her father,
    King "Dakshan" who was immortally a son of Lord Brahma. Dhakshayani loved Lord Shiva, for
    which her father criticized her, saying she should not marry him as he stayed with the demons
    and snakes in the graveyard. Lord Shiva came to the Daksha's garden where Dhakshayani was
    picking flowers for Shiv pooja, and asked her to come with him to the Kailasham (The
    Himalayas) on the bull named Nandi. Dhakshan was very angry with Shiva, so he tried to insult
    Lord Shiva by making a Yagna by inviting all Gods, Devas, and Rishis, but not Lord Shiva.
    The Yagna started and all the gods, devas and rishis went to the yagna. Dhakshayani Devi was
    very vexed by her father's action. She asked her husband for permission to attend that yagna to
    ask her father why he ignored her husband (Dhakshan's Son-in-Law) and why he is doing this
    yagna without the Lord Shiva. The Lord advised her not to go there but Dhakshayani argued, and
    the Lord with utmost anger said "GO" to Dhakshayani and she went. However, Daksha even
    criticised the Lord Shiva among all the invitees who came to that yagna. Dhakshayani realized
    that her husband asked not to go there, but she came there without obeying her husband. She felt
    guilty and cursed her father saying that your yagna will be destroyed, and she jumped onto the
    fire in the yagna.
    This news is brought to the Lord Shiva by the saint Naratha. Upon hearing this the Lord danced
    an angry dance, "Ruthra Thandavam"; his sweat fell to earth, forming Lord Veerabhadra and
    Bhadrakali, and these two danced with the Lord Shiva. Then the Lord ordered Veerabhadra and
    Bhadrakali to kill Dhaksha and destroy the yagna. Meanwhile, the Lord Shiva took the burnt
    body of Dhakshayani and danced fiercely; as he danced Dhakshayni's body disintegrated, falling
    throughout India to create Shakti Peethas. Where the right hand fell in Tamil Nadu is a place
    called Thandakarunyam, later called Melmalaiyanoor. The right hand that fell there is protected
    by a long snake by making a snake hive till now that snake hives sand is given as prasada On
    obeying his commands Lord Veerbhadra and Bhadrakali maa destroyed the yagna the Devas and
    Rishies and the Gods went away from there in fear and finally Lord Veerabhadra killed Daksha
    by slaying his head and all Gods asked to give life to Daksha, so Lord Veerabhadra slayed the
    head of a goat which was kept for the sacrifice for the yagna and put its head on Dakshas body
    and gave him life. The Daksha, with the goat's head, asked for forgiveness from Lord
    Veerabhadra and the Lord Shiva and then the Lord Veerabhadra went with Daksha to the place
    full of Betal leaves(Vetrilai kaadu) now called Anumanthapuram and stayed there and giving
    boons to the people who worship him. Goddess Bhadrakali also came to Anumanthapuram and
    stayed there near a lake in that village till now the people who were caught by an evil ghost go to
    that temple and get relief from evil ghosts.

    Story of Angalamman
    Once Shakthi was reborn as Parvati, Brahma performed a yaga to save god and men from two
    demons known as Sandobi and Sundaran. Through this yagna Thilothama, an apsara came to life.
    Attracted by the beauty of Thilothama, the demons, and even Brahma, followed her. For her
    protection she went to Kailash where Brahma also followed. As Brahma also was with five
    heads, Parvathi mistook him for Shiva and felt at his feet. When Parvathi realized the truth, she
    was very angry and prayed Shiva that the fifth head of Brahma should be destroyed. So Shiva as
    "Rudra" removed one head of Brahma so Brahma now with four heads cursed Shiva that his fifth
    head must be attached to his hand itself and hereafter Shiva must be affected having hunger,
    having no sleep. So Shiva came to earth and roamed everywhere. When he was hungry he
    begged and ate, but half of the food he begged was eaten by the fifth head of Brahma: that is, the
    "Kabala" so Shiva roamed in every graveyard and slept in ashes and that form of Shiva is
    worhipped as Bhairava in south India.
    Parvati went to her brother Lord Vishnu and asked for relief for her husband so Lord Vishnu said
    to Parvati, "My dear sister, go to thandakarunyam graveyard with your husband and make a pond
    there named "Agni kula theertham" and prepare a tasty food made by Agathi keerai (Humming
    bird tree leaves) and blood of chicken and serve that food to kabala and then throw the food
    everywhere in the graveyard. The kabala will come down, leaving Shiva's hand, to eat the food.
    Then take your husband to the pond and clean him with that water so that it will not catch your
    husbands hand". Parvati did as her brother said: she took her husband to thandakarunyam
    graveyard and prepared the food, served it to the kabala and then threw it in the graveyard. The
    kabala came down from Shiva's hand; meanwhile, Parvati took her husband to the pond and
    cleaned him. The kabala searched for Shiva's hand but could not touch him so it attached to
    Parvati's hand. So Parvati forgot about this and danced; then she recognised what had happened
    and become big and destroyed the kabala with her right leg.
    The fiercest form (Angara rubam or Agora rubam) which destroyed the kabala when separated
    from Parvati is called Angalaamman. Parvati told Angalaamman to stay there and give a boon to
    the people who worship her and she went to Kailayam. However, Shiva was not there. Shiva got
    relief from Brahma's curse, but he was too hungry so he went Kasi and there Parvati, incarnated
    as "Annapoorani Devi", served him food and Shiva ate and got relief from his hunger.
    In the Thandakarunyam Angalaamman give boon to the people who worship her the people who
    had diseases went there and get relief from the diseases she drive away the evil ghosts from the
    people and people go there and worship her in no moon days (Amavasya) at the midnight of
    every no moon day Angalamman is decorated and put on a swing (Amavasai Oonjal).

    Mayana Kollai
    This was a main function celebrated for Angalamman.The major function celebrated for her is
    the "Mayana Kollai" celebrated in the Tamil month of Maasi that means in the English month of
    February and March. It consists of Animal sacrifice of goats and chickens for her. The functions
    falls on a new moon day of the Tamil month Maasi (Maasi Amavasya)and the day before the new

    moon day is Maha sivaratri which is a main function contributed for Lord Shiva.In Malaiyanoor
    it is celebrated for ten days and Angalaamman was decorated in different forms and she was
    taken in chariot in the streets of Malaiyanoor.

    Temples
    Her temples are mainly found in Tamil Nadu.
    There is a famous temple in Putlur in Tiruvallur district near Chennai, named 'Sri Angala
    Parameswari temple' which is said to be 500 to 1000 years old. The temple is filled with turmeric
    and kumkum smell. Women place a lime fruit at the feet of the Goddess keeping their sari pallu
    also there with some prayer. If the fruit rolls and falls at the sari piece, it indicates their wish will
    be fulfilled, it is believed. The idol of the goddess appears as a women suffering from labour pain
    lying with her mouth open.
    The temple for Angala parameshwari amman at Iluppur in Pudukottai District is also very
    powerful and is home deity for many people there. People from even abroad like USA,Singapore
    come here to make offerings.

    Angalamman Temple, Kaveripakkam


    Angalamman Temple in Choolaimedu, Chennai

    Angala Parameswari Temple, Royapuram, Chennai

    Angala Parameswari Temple, Tiruvallikeni, Chennai

    Angalamman Temple, Choolai, Chennai

    Angalaparameswari Temple, Thurayur, Tiruchchirappalli

    Angalaparameswari Temple, Melmalayanur, Viluppuram

    Angalamman Temple, Muthanampalayam, Tiruppur

    Sri Angala Amman Temple, Melmaliyanoor.

    Sri Angala Parameswari Temple, Soorakuzhi, Andimadam, Ariyalur DT

    Sri Angala Parameshwari Temple, Iluppur, Pudukottai District

    Sri Angala Parameshwari Temple, Olappalayam, Gobichettipalayam, Erode District

    Sri Angala Parameswari Amman Temple, Ariyanenthal, Paramakudi Taluk,


    Ramanathapuram District

    Sri Angala Parameswari Amman Temple, Kottur, Peralam(via), Nanilam Taluk,


    Thiruvarur District

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