Kongu kootam temples

Kind of village or household deity, Kongu village worship

Tamil Nadu

About 141 Kongu kootams (clans) across Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Namakkal, Salem and Karur. The deity differs by village branch even within one kootam: Kannan kootam's Morur branch keeps Nalla Pulliamman, its Molasi branch Potriamman.

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