Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple

pilgrimage site · Puducherry

Unusually, the temple is not for a god but for a devotee: Punithavathi, the Shaivite saint and Nayanmar remembered as Karaikal Ammaiyar, the revered mother of Karaikal.

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Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple on Bharathiar Street in central Karaikal

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State: Puducherry
Type: Pilgrimage Site

Unusually, the temple is not for a god but for a devotee: Punithavathi, the Shaivite saint and Nayanmar remembered as Karaikal Ammaiyar, the revered mother of Karaikal. That dedication is the whole reason to go, and it is worth knowing before you walk in or the place will seem like any other. It stands in the middle of the city on Bharathiar Street, which the French called the Rue de Porear, so it folds easily into anything else you are doing in Karaikal.

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Temple to a Nayanmar saintCentral KaraikalBharathiar Street

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