Dear Devotees,
As you all know Kapu Maariyamma temple is one of the oldest temples of the goddess located in the Udupi district of coastal Karnataka. Kapu is the seat of Maariyamma who is adored as the most powerful mother and addressed by different names such as “Maari”, “Maariyamma”, “Mahakali”, “Mahalaxmi” and Mahasaraswathi”. She is indeed the most powerful who watches over all of us and guards and protects us. The word “Amma” evokes powerful feelings in the hearts of her devotees and fosters in them the Mother-Child relationship. She is a loving mother who bestows her motherly love, care and blessings on her devotees.
That is why she attracts hundreds of her children every Tuesday for the week and in thousands during “Aati” (In July) and “Jaarde” (In November) Maaripoojas and over a million from all over the state during the “Suggi” (In March) Maaripooja which has been hailed as one of the seven great “Maha Jathras”.
How can we, as her children reciprocate her motherly love and care? Is it not the right way to do it by erecting a magnificent house for her? If we agree to this with a yes, then it should be. So keeping this in mind we have planned a new temple with granite stones amid a cool, placid powerful and colourful garden. The devotees can come to her feet with their petitions, trials and tribulations must have a congenial atmosphere that makes them converse (plead) with tiers and nine levels symbolizing the “Navadurges”. There will be an unfolding of beautiful sculpture, mesmerizing scenery and state-of-the-art, master place of architecture. This new “House of Amma” is going to be an entire granite stone and slabs. The children of Amma will offer the granite flowers to her lotus feet.
We now appeal to you to come forward to strengthen our hands in completing this dream project by contributing our mite. We are sure that our dear Amma will reward you a hundredfold for your generosity.
Invoking the blessing of Amma
Yours sincerely,
Shri Hosa Marigudi Temple Committee