Temple history and pooja timings

  The Temple

      Temples are located every where but, the area, the Idol and the water all three combined together i.e. THIRUTHTHALAM is found only in some places, one such place is Kulasekarapattinam, Goddess Muththaramman.

Kulasekarapattinam:

Kulasekarapattinam: Literally means Kulasekarapandian (Maharaja) + Pattinam (town)/ The town is named as Kulasekarapattinam when Maharaja Kulasekarapandian was ruling the city, one day he had a darshan of the Goddess directly. Henceforth the town has been named after the Maharaja.

The Temple:

In this temple Goddess Muththaramman and Swami Nganamoorthiswarar vigraham are installed combined each other. This is also the some of the special features of the temple. You cannot able to see such combined vigraham elsewhere. In the Garpagraha, Swami and Goddess are showering their blessings to the devotees as Swayambu Murthigal.

The temple consists of three Mandapams namely, i Artha Mandapam, ii Maha Mandapam, iii Kodi Mandapam.

Artha Mandapam :

It is situated next to the Garpagraha.

Maha Mandapam :

Next to the Artha mandabam, you can able to see Maha mandapam, where Pechiamman, Karuppaswamy and Bairavar are showering their blessings to the devotees.

Kodi mandapam :

Next to the Maha mandapam you can find a 32 feet height Kodimaram which is fully covered with Brass. At the bottom of the Kodimaramyou can see a square consists of Ambal & Swami, as one side, Astira devar on the other side, Lord Vinayaga on the third side, on the fourth side Lord Balasubramaniyan statues are molded in the Brass.

Pooja Timings

The temple is opened for devotees during the following timings

Season	Opening Time
Morning Evening	6.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M 4.00 P.M to 9.00 P.M
Tuesday and Friday Evening	6.00 A.M to 2.00 P.M 4.00 P.M to 9.00 P.M
Last Tuesday Evening	6.00 A.M to 2.00 P.M 5.00 P.M to 12.30 A.M
During Festival Days	5.00 A.M to 9.00 P.M

Every Day Pooja Timings

Pooja	Timing
Kalai Santhi (Mor)	08.00
Uchi Kalam (Noon)	12.00
Sayaratchhai (Eve)	5.30pm
Rathiri (Night)	8.30pm

(subject to be changed on festival days)

Pooja Ticket Rates

S.No	Details of Pooja	Rupees. Paise
1.	Thiruvilaku Pooja	1.25
2.	Archanai
3.	Permission fee for Tonsoring Head	10.00
4.	Dedicating dress (Pattu Sathudal)
5.	Permission for breaking Coconut
6.	Permission for Ear boring
7.	Pongal
8.	Dusshera Kappukattudhal
9.	Dusshera Kappukattudhal for group
10.	Velli Anghi Sathudal

Weekly Poojas

Raagu Pooja are performed on Tuesdays and Fridays between 10.30 am and 12.00 am.

Monthly Poojas

In the last Tuesdays of every Tamil month, monthly poojas are held. Theoddess is brought out to the streets with glittering lights.

Yearly Poojas

Tamil Months	As per English Calender	Pooja Details
Chithrai	(April - May)	Special pooja on Tamil New Year
		Chithra Visu
		The last Tuesday pooja
Vaikasi	(May - June)	The last Tuesday pooja
Aani	(June - July)	The last Tuesday pooja
		Mulai Idum Festival
Aadi	(July - Aug)	Kodai Festival
		Last Tuesday pooja
		Vinayagar Pooja
Aavani	(Aug - Sep)	Last Tuesday pooja
		An annual pooja on 30th of Aavani
Purattasi	(Sep - Oct)	Dusshera festival
		The last Tuesday pooja
Iyppasi	(Oct - Nov)	Iyppasi Visu pooja
		The last Tuesday pooja
Karthigai	(Nov- Dec)	Thiru Karthigai
		The last Tuesday pooja
Markazhi	(Dec - Jan)	Thanoor month pooja (3.30am-5am)
		The last Tuesday pooja
		English New Year
Thai	(Jan - Feb)	Pongal pooja
		The last Tuesday pooja
Maasi	(Feb - Mar)	Maha Sivarattri
		The last Tuesday pooja
Panguni	(Mar - April)	The last Tuesday pooja

Abishega Things and Rewards

Abishega Things	Rewards
Ganga water	Peace and Happiness
Gingelly oil	Increases the devotion
Thylam	Peaceful life
Turmeric powder	Beauty and attraction
Sandal	To get gods power
Honey	Sweet voice
Milk	Relief from the prolonged illness and long liveness
Rice flour	Liablilities goes off
Sugar/Sugar Candy	Rivalry comes to end
Curd/Yogurt	Wealth
Panjamirdum	Financial status improves
Tender Coconut	Child
Flowers	Gods darshan
Clarified butter/Neai	Mukthi
Fruits	More Harvest
Perfume	Long live
Pomegranates	Enemity goes off.
Lime/Lemon	Scar on Emma goes off
Ash/Vibuthi	Memory power increase
Pachai Karpuram	Fear goes off
Clothes	Rajayogam
PanchaKavyam Pavanivarthy	Athma purifies
Mango	Anything possible
Annadhanam	Long live and healthy life