kannimar Temple,Musiri

Musiri Kannimar Kamakshi temple

On the southern side of Musiri village of Trichinopoly district of Tamil Nadu flows the Cauvery river. Once that river which never dries , dried. Villagers who were digging the river were surprised when their spade hit a statue of nine maiden’s made of one stone. The very religious villagers were taken aback and made a thatched hut in a nearby forest of Vanni and neem trees.Because the prayers of devotees were answered quickly , that temple became popular.

At that time who wanted to erect a Kamakshi temple in Trichy were bringing the statue of Kamakshi from Madras.When they reached Musiri village , they kept the statue of Goddess Kamakshi in the temple of the nine maidens ans went to take bath in river Cauvery,.But after bath when they came back , they were not able life the statue of The Goddess Kamakshi and so they consecrated that statue there itself and went back. Thus Goddess Kamakshi was added to the temple along with the nine maidens..Slowly the loal people were able to expand the temple and build a temple with stones. Due to Kamakshi and the nine maidens being consecrated there, people started calling it “Maidens Kamakshi Temple.”.The devotees also consecrated a Ganapath, Kathava Rayan, Madhurai Veeran, Masi Periyannasami , Bommi and Vellayammal in the same temple on the southern side of the main temple. People say that the nine maidens statue found here was the original statue that they found in the river . In the entrance to the Ardha Mantapa Kamakshi Amman is consecrated. Mud statues of the nine maidens decorates the entrance of the Amman temple. In the main sanctum sanctorum, the new statue of the Seven maidens is consecrated.

This temple is 30 km from Trichy town. The temple is open from 6 Am to 1 Pm and 4 Pm to 8 Pm.