I can assure you that it is extremely beautiful and charming, in a simple, old-world kind of way. There are, therefore, no pictures of the inside of the temple.
Photography and videography is not permitted within the temple, and even if it were, I wouldn’t have wanted to click pictures inside. A very beautiful statue of Mariamman stands within the temple, emanating an aura of power, if you understand what I mean. The temple is dedicated to Mariamman, or Samayapurathal as she is popularly called. There is a wonderful old-world aura surrounding the temple, which I have grown to love, in spite of the slight degree of commercialisation that usually surrounds such temples. The murals on the walls, the architecture, the floors – everything about the temple shows that it has stood for a long, long, long time and has seen many people come and go, for various reasons. One look at this beautiful temple and its premises, and it is clear that it is ancient. Wikipedia says that the history of the temple is unclear but that, apparently, it was built some time during the 18th century. I was charmed by the temple and the place it is located in, entirely. It was my first visit to this particular temple, unlike many of our family members. When we visited Trichy for Bubboo’s mundan earlier this year, we also visited the Mariamman temple at the village of Samayapuram, in the suburbs of Trichy.
