Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam

Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam (Tamil:வண்டியூர் மாரியம்மன் தெப்பக்குளம்) is a temple tank located near to Vandiyur Mariamman Temple and situated at a distance of about 5 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple. Literally, Teppakulam means temple pond mainly used for devotional festivals.

Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam

The tank is connected to Vaigai River through an ingenious system of underground Channels. It has total of 12 long stairs (steps) made of granite on all four sides. The temple as well as the stairs was built by the King Thirumalai Nayak. In the centre of the tank there is a Madapam called Maiya Mandapam (Central Mandapam) with Vinayakar temple and garden.^[1]

TEPPAKULAM - TEMPLE VIEW

Vandiyur Mariamman Temple

Vandiyur Mariamman Temple
Vandiyur Mariamman Temple in 2011
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Madurai
Deity	Goddess Mariamman
Festivals	Teppa Thiruvizha on Thaipusam
Features	Temple tank: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
Location
Location	Vandiyur
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	9.9104°N 78.1480°E / 9.9104; 78.1480
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Temple(s)	1

Vandiyur Mariamman Temple (Tamil:வண்டியூர் மாரியம்மன் திருக்கோயில்) is located in east of the temple city Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India and is dedicated to Mariamman, the Hindu goddess of rain. It is near the river Vaigai about 3 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple.^[2]