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The Koniamman temple is an ancient temple located near the
Townhall in Coimbatore. Goddess Koniamman is
the deity worshipped.
History Of The Temple
The history of the temple and deity dates back to the 13th century AD.
The temple was built 600 years, ago by a leader of a small cult known as "Irulas".
The small village was also named as "Covanputhur" after the
leader of this group, whose name was "Covan". This Covanputhur
later on changed as Coimbatore. This ancient temple was situated in the
north of Coimbatore near Sanganur stream.
Later when there was a fear of "Chera" invasion the "Illangosar"
tribe which was ruling at that time, built a new fort and to guard this
fort, they built a temple and named the predominant deity as "Koniamman".
After this tribes ruling came to an end, the temple also had a sluggish
period. Realising the importance of this temple, during the Mysore dynasty
one of its kings renovated the temple and consecrated the Devi Koniamman
in the style of "Mahisasuramardhini".
Temple Timings: 6.00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Daily Puja: 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
Air: Coimbatore has an airport, with regular
flights to New Delhi,
Mumbai,
Chennai,
Bangalore, etc.
Rail:Trains to various places are accessible from the
Coimbatore Junction and Podanur Junction
railway stations.
Road: State Transport Corporation's Interstate Express buses are
available from the Central bus stand situated at Gandhipuram.
Varied accommodation options ranging from economic class to luxurious ones are available in Coimbatore.