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Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple

Karaikal, Puducherry, India

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Overview

The shrine of the town's own saint — Punithavathi, who asked Shiva for a ghoul's form to sing him unhindered, first of the 63 Nayanmars' women.

Why visit: Tamil Shaivism's fiercest devotion story, and the mango miracle festival.

Things to do

›Ammaiyar darshan
›Mangani mango festival
›Nayanmar iconography

Darshan

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Mangani festival (Jun–Jul)

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

Free–₹100

Duration

1 hr

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0.5 km

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