Kattalai Amman Temple is a Hindu Temple situated in Kanyakumari District at the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is located in the picturesque village, surrounded by mountains and canals. The temple was known originally as Irumpittan Kandan Sasthan kovil.
The current temple complex was built in 1981 and the first Amman Kudai Vizha (annual celebration of the Devi) was conducted on 9 November 1981 (24th Aippasi 1157 of Tamil Calendar). The Nakshatra on this auspicious day was Revatī. Thereafter, every year, celebrations are conducted on the month of Aippasi on the day of Revatī nakshatra. Currently there are three main buildings in the temple: the renovated Nagaramman temple, the Amman Temple (built in 1981), and Shiva Maadan Temple (built later), which houses the deity Boothathan.
The Temple complex consists of the main campus, which houses the main deities, and the surrounding area. These areas also hold bases for some deities, a spring (ootrukuzhi) where fresh water flows year round, the temple pond, rocks and trees. The pond is also known as irumbittan kulam. Legend tells that iron was melted and poured into this pond.
The temple is currently maintained by the Elur Chetty community.
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“And if blood of Martyrs is to flow on the steps
We must first build the steps;
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—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)