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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Mariamman temple, Ooty
| image = Mari amman.jpg
| alt = Mariamman
| image_upright =
| caption = Mariamman
| coordinates = {{coord|11.412142|76.712728|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = மாரியம்மன் கோவில், உதகை
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Nilgiris]]
| location = [[Ooty]]
| elevation_m = 2240
| deity = Goddess [[Mariamman]]
| festivals= Ooty Mariamman Temple Festival
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]
| temple_quantity = 1
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| established =
| creator =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202035926/http://ootymariammantemple.com/ www.ootymariammantemple.com]
}}

The Mariamman temple ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: மாரியம்மன் கோவில்) is located near the [[Ooty Market|market]] in [[Ooty]], in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/newpages/44.pdf|title=LIST OF PLACES OF WORSHIP|publisher=Nilgiris.tn.gov.in|date= |accessdate=2011-02-02}}</ref> [[Mariamman]] is the local deity of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ooty.net/festivals.html|title=Fairs and Festivals|publisher=Ooty.net|date= |accessdate=2011-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilgiris.com/festivals.htm|title=Nilgiris - Festivals|publisher=Nilgiris.com|date= |accessdate=2011-02-02}}</ref> It is dedicated to [[Mariamman]], the [[Hindu]] Goddess of rain.

==Legend==
An incident is narrated related with the formation of this temple. According to it every Tuesday merchants from Coimabatore came to this region to trade with the local tribals. On one of this day two sisters travelling from north reached market. They had divine look and manner. When they asked for a place to stay, they were told to stay under a nearby tree. They did not know that the sisters were Goddesses. A lightning or flash of light appeared near the tree and the sisters disappeared. Then the people understood that the sisters were divine forms and built a temple for Goddess Kaliamman and Mariamman together. It is the Mariamman temple seen today. It is the only place where both goddess are seen together. Even today people gather at market on Tuesday and worship Goddess Mariamman on their way returning from market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ootymariammantemple.com/lores.htm|title=Ooty-Festivals|publisher=Ootymariammantemple.com|accessdate=2012-10-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319175237/http://ootymariammantemple.com/lores.htm|archivedate=19 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Temple Festival ==
Ooty Mariamman Temple Festival is celebrated in the month of April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ooty.com/festivals.htm|title=Ooty-Festivals|publisher=Ooty.com|date= |accessdate=2011-02-02}}</ref> [[Mariamman]], the [[mother Goddess]] is widely considered to be a form of the goddess [[Kali]]. [[Mariamman]] is also referred to as Seethala Gowri or Mahamaayi. A festival honouring the goddess is held in the temple annually, which is visited by thousands of devotees from across the country. One of the important events in the festival includes devotees walking barefoot over burning coal to show their devotion to the goddess. The devotees also make oil lamps from grounded rice and offer them to the goddess.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/ooty/fairs-and-festivals/mariamman-temple.html|title=Ooty Mariamman Temple Festival|publisher=Mapsofindia.com|accessdate=2011-02-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023333/http://www.mapsofindia.com/ooty/fairs-and-festivals/mariamman-temple.html|archivedate=29 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ooty Lake]]
* [[Stone House, Ooty]]
* [[Ooty Golf Course]]
* [[St. Stephen's Church, Ooty]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Culture of Ooty]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ooty]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ooty]]

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