There is scant history of the period before that though it is believed that the locals worship the Goddess for many centuries before building the current temple. In the early 18th century, King Vijayaraya Chakkaravarthi built the present day form of the temple. Samayapuram is the second most wealthy (in terms of cash flows) temple in Tamil Nadu after Palani. The temple attracts thousands of devotees on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, the holy days for Mariamman. Offerings of raw salt is also made to the Goddess by the rural devotees. Дevotees also offer mavilakku, (Tamil - а®®а®ѕа®µа®їа®іа®•аЇЌа®•аЇЃ) a sweet dish made of jaggery, rice flour and ghee. It is believed by the devotees that the Goddess has enormous powers over curing illnesses ДЄnd hence, it is a ritual to buy small metallic replicas, made with silver or steel, of various body parts that need to be cured, and these are deposited in the donation box. The main deity, Samayapurathal or Mariamman, a form of supreme mother goddess Durga or Maha Kali or Aadi Shakthi, is made of sand and clay like many of the traditional Mariamman deities is considered as most powerful Goddess, and hence unlike many other Hindu deities there are no abhishekams (sacred bathing) conducted to the main deity, but instead the 'abishekam' is done to the small stone statue in front of it. Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram is an ancient Hindu temple in Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

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