Sri Anggala Parameswary Pechaiamman Temple - Kuala Selangor (Selangor)

Sworn to protect her devotees both living and departed, the goddess has her throne mounted horizontally on earth, as she has reclined to the flat ground. She gazes towards the celestial skies. Upon gazing above, she negates the evil aspirations of the 'Navagraha' (Heavenly Nine) on her protected followers, and guides them to a safer path. No evil intrudes this revered land as the goddess and her band of divine guardians ensure a palpable armour of an indiscernible barrier, shielding the temple. Hidden from the prying eyes of the uninitiated, the temple is located in a lush plantation estate. ‘Shakti’ appeasing rituals are conducted for the goddess to magnify her prowess, as the goddess’s sole aim is to guard her flock of devotees.

This ancestral temple hails from a culturally immersed village of Maniyanoor. It is about 14km away from the famed Ardhanareeswarar temple at Tiruchengode. Another temple situated closely is the magnificent Namakkal Anjenayar temple, approximately 31km in distance. Generations of families had been custodians of the powerful Anggala Parameswari at Maniyanoor. A spiritually devoted couple named Marimuthu Mudaliar and his wife Karuppayee had been caretakers of this temple in Maniyanoor village. Seeking better fortunes in the famed land of Malaya, they travelled across the seven seas. Upon reaching Malaya, they travelled to the thick plantations and worked laboriously to provide a better future for their offspring. They continued the worship of Sri Anggala Parameswari at their hut with fervent devotion. Soon the goddess commanded the couple to build a shrine at a prescribed divine location. A few divine objects that were brought along from their ancestral ‘kuladeivam’ temple in Maniyanoor, were buried according to ‘shakti’ practices in a sacred spot in this new shrine for their mother, Sri Anggala Parameswari.

Due to the intense faith of Karuppayee, a sacred ‘manputru’ self-manifested on the grounds of the shrine. Karuppayee with her divine intuition knew this was a sign of the goddess, and together with her close-knit relatives moulded the holy mound to the shape of Sri Pechaiamman found in her ancestral temple of Maniyanoor. Many miracles soon followed thereafter. Wishes of marriage was soon solemnized and boons of offspring was granted. Numerous devotees started attending puja regularly at this shrine. The traditions of this shrine were different from other Hindu temples, as it follows the ‘sampradaya’ (tradition) of its ancestral temple in Maniyanoor. One such tradition is to sprinkle turmeric and vermillion on the goddess, sparking a divine response from Sri Pechaiamman. During this act, devotees utter their ‘sankalpam’ (wishes) and circumambulate the goddess in dedication.

With the goddess’s blessing, the shrine flourished under the guidance of Karupayee. Village folk came seeking a solution to their difficulties, and with the intuitive powers blessed by the goddess, Karupayee was able to resolve their complications. Families experiencing a delay in conceiving children, marital delay, marital disharmony, all came seeking the goddess’s divine remedy. Those affected by astrological obstacles such as ‘naga dosha’, ‘kalyana dosham’ often found their problems resolved at this shrine. The same intuitive energy was passed down as a boon to every subsequent temple custodian. After many years, Arumugam, Karupayee’s son became the custodian of the shrine. Chellapan, his maternal uncle took care of the shrine as Arumugam returned to his native village. Chellapan dedicated 40 years of his life towards rejuvenating this shrine. He built a small temple for Sri Anggala Paramweswari using his own savings. After that, Kurunathan (PJK) took over the temple, and managed it with the assistance of his father, V.Ramasamy.

Countless devotees have experienced mystical blessings at this temple. A resident staying nearby had an excruciating leg ailment, was instructed by the goddess in a vision to visit her at this temple. He soon recovered and became an ardent devotee. This devotees’ son was also entangled in a terrible motor accident which wounded him severely. Divine mother instructed the devotee’s wife in a dream, to come along with her son to the temple. Both of them came to the temple and faithfully followed certain rituals till her son was completely healed. A daughter of a devotee was faring badly in her school results, terribly upsetting the father. Divine mother requested the devotee to bring his daughter and guided the rituals to be performed at the temple. Soon after the girl bloomed into a bright student and aced her examinations. Many other devotees fettered by black magic follow certain rituals at the temple until divine mother breaks their chain of sorrow. Many entrepreneurs dealing with ‘bhoomi’ (earth’s ground) based businesses such as property, mining, agriculture seek the goddess blessings before initiating a new venture.

The yearly temple celebration is held in March on the 2^nd Sunday and is celebrated on a grand scale. Devotees congregate to pay tribute to their divine mother with fervour and devotion. Many of the rituals conducted here are customary to the ancient practices found in the ancestral temple of Maniyanoor. Hence, it is imperative that devotees attending ‘puja’ request guidance from the temple authorities. Some powerful areas of the temple include a glorious ‘trisulam’ at the feet of Sri Pechaiamman. Its aura shatters the shackles of any negative vibration held on an unsuspecting devotee. An ancient neem tree hallowed by mystical blessings seeped in the ground, is a wish fulfilling tree. Devotees tie a cloth inserted with a pebble or a coin, make an appeal to the goddess, faithfully tie this petition on the branch of the neem tree, and finally circumambulate with complete devotion.  The goddess determines the merit of each appeal, and blesses accordingly.

 

Contact person: Mr.Kurunathan (PJK) 019 2560236

Address: Sri Anggala Parameswari Pechaiamman Temple, Ladang Bukit Talang, Jalan Raja Musa, 45000 Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia

Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_NspJkic4o