Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur
While this temple's main deity is Adhiparasakthi, affectionately called as Melmaruvathur Amma by devotees, one of its primary features is that it is the Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur.
Siddhars are important in the Tamil tradition and are understood to be perfected individuals who have attained spiritual powers called Siddhi. There are many noted historical Siddhars like Agathiyar and Pambatti. Male and female Siddhars are common and they are from across various religions.
Adhiparasakthi Temple, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu
South India has countless temples, big and small. Among them many are dedicated to Sakthi, the Divine Female. One among them is the Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple in Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur, Adhiparasakthi Temple Melmaruvathur, and Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur.
Melmaruvathur Amma
Guru Bangaru Adigalar resides in Melmaruvathur and is regarded as the incarnation or Avatharam of Adhiparasakthi. Devotees believe that Adhiparasakthi speaks through him in Arulvakku or oracles. Hence he is also affectionately called as Melmaruvathur Amma.
In one Arulvakku, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi said that 21 Siddhars, and among them several women, attained Jeeva Samadhi in the premises of today's Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple. Jeeva Samadhi is when a person, a Siddhar, consciously chooses to leave the body without physically harming it. Hence the Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple is also called the Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur or Adhiparasakthi Siddhar peedam Melmaruvathur. Visitors can see 21 Jeeva Samadhi markers in the Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple premises.
Adhiparasakthi Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi is regarded as the head of all Siddhars. In one Arrulvaku, Amma said that Adhiparasakthi Temple Melmaruvathur has a high traffic of Siddhars who may appear as a man, woman or child of any age to visitors and especially on special festival days like the Full Moon Festival in Chithirai, the first month in the Tamil calendar. Devotees have given accounts of such encounters.
Befitting its name, Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur has a renowned Siddha Hospital and Research Center that provides consultation and treatment of ailments as per the Siddha Medicine practices. Moreover, it also helps provide consultation and the medicines that Melmaruvathur Amma suggests to devotees in Arulvakku.
In addition, Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam Melmaruvathur is nestled at the foothills of Achiruppakam which is an ecological site for medicinal plants and trees.
What was once a small farming village with a small population, today, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple Melmaruvathur Tamil Nadu is growing into what is promising to become a very important destination for pilgrims, tourists, and spiritual seekers.
