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This
is a famous centre of pilgrimage. The Samayapuram Mahamayi is a very powerful
Goddess with a long legend. Thousands of pilgrims visit every day and the deity
is extremely awe-inspiring with her enormous size. And by showering boons like
the Kalpa Vriksha, it is lifting millions of devotees. A miss not spot of great
spiritual sublimity.
The
temple lies on the bank of the river Peru Valai Vayakkal and it is deemed a
Mahasakti-Peetha. Many legends are woven round this thirtha kshetra. According to
one legend, a Chola king gave his daughter in marriage to a Ganganadu prince and
gave away a newly built big fort as a part of dowry. It developed in all
directions under the able administration of the prince and it was called
Kannanoor. Alas, fall came to that glorious city when Pandyans invaded the fort
and destroyed it. Later it came up in fame after the installation of the august
idol of Vaishnavi in fearful aspect - rudrarupa being worshipped at Srirangam
Temple. Her coming to this temple is attributed to one Jeer's daring act. The
Jeer apprehending that her ugrarupa might bring inauspiciousness, brought the
idol and left it in a forest. Later when the Mother's infinite compassion
fulfilled peoples' desires it was called Mariamma or Mahamayi.
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