Poochoriyal

The flower festival or flower sprinkling festival (known in Tamil as Poochoriyal) is an important festival celebrated in the Samayapuram Mariamman temple near Tiruchirappalli, India. This festival is usually held in the Tamil month of Masi. During this festival, devotees throng the temple to sprinkle flowers on the idol of the Hindu goddess Mariamman. During this period, it is believed, that the goddess fasts for the welfare of her devotees for a period of 28 days. As a result, the ritual consecration of food at the temple does not take place.

References

"Festivals of Samayapuram Mariamman Temple". Samayapuram Mariamman Temple.

Tiruchirappalli

History

Early Cholas
Kalabhras
Pallavas
Medieval Cholas
Later Cholas
Later Pandyas
Invasion of Malik Kafur
Madurai Sultanate
Vijayanagar Empire
Madurai Nayaks
Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)
Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)
Second Carnatic War (Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752)
Battle of Golden Rock
Battle of Seringham)
1928 South Indian Railway Strike
World War I Memorial

Geography and
Architecture

Zones

Neighbourhoods
and suburbs

Transport

Road	Chatram Bus Stand Central Bus Stand

Rail	Tiruchirappalli railway division (List of Railway stations) Tiruchirappalli Monorail (Proposed)

Air	Tiruchirappalli Airport

Educational
institutions

Hospitals

Ponmalai railway hospital

Places of
worship

Temples	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam Samayapuram Mariamman Temple Thayumanavar Temple, Rockfort Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple Uthamar Kovil Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Kumaravayalur Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur Vekkali Amman Temple Panchavarnaswamy Temple Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam

Churches	Basilica of the Holy Redeemer Christ Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Mosques	Nadirshah Mosque

Sport

Culture

Economy

Politics

Legislative Assembly constituencies	Srirangam Thiruverumbur Tiruchirappalli East Tiruchirappalli West

Lok Sabha constituencies	Tiruchirappalli

Other topics: List of people from Tiruchirappalli

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