Periyapalayam Temple

Periyapalayam is located in Chennai and this temple is popularly known as “Bhavani Amman Temple”. The main deity of this temple is Goddess Bhisavani Amman. The temple is very famous in the month of Aadi and Avani as these two Tamil months are dedicated to this Bhavani Amman. More than thousand of devotees used to visit this temple in these auspicious months and it is also mostly attracted by more number of families on a daily basis in weekends. The Sunday and Friday are the two powerful days in this temple as special poojas are performed by the priest in the temple to periyapalayam Amman. The specialty of this temple if the person affected with chickenpox is said to be cured if they apply neem leaves to their body which is considered to be holy for the Goddess Periyapalyam Amman. The person after getting cured from the diseases used to visit this temple for thanks giving to god. The devotees of the temple have some special prayers and offering like wearing Neem leaves as dress and go round the temple premises, donating the hair and putting mottai, keeping sweet pongal and Annapradakshinam. The temple provide their devotees a separate place to stay at night, cook their pongal for offering and also some other facilities to perform their rituals. The auspicious festivals celebrated in this temple are in the Tamil calendar month of Aadi, Thai, Avani and Pornami Utchavam. The temple has more number of devotees visiting their temple on day of Pornami and Ammavasai as these are most favorable days for Periyapalayam Amman. The temple has special darshan for their devotees cost Rs.1000 as three members of the family are allowed to see the special pooja. The abisheka water is very special as it taken by devotees it is believed to cure all illness who suffer from several diseases. The Goddess Bhavani Amman blesses her devotees by wiping all the sins and problems faced in one’s life who visit her temple.