Famous Temples in India

Religious Significance

In Kotemane (Kote House), "Mari" is being worshipped as goddess of the house. In Marigudi's, the Hawaldar prays prior to Darshana. Servegaras and Ranyas are the only people who perform Tuesday's practice and Mari worship rituals. The facts, the spreading of fragrance of jasmine flower here, and the sound of bathing in Nandi Pond existing inside the fort, comes to the notice of the people. The Manager also gets the information about this. The Manager (who is a Muslim) comes to the fort on Tuesday night. The Manager realizing lonely place, fragrance of Jasmine, the person bathing is a women, asks "Who are you ? The answer, I am Mari of the Fort" came from the Pond. When the Manager warned that the Fort now belongs to us, Mari indicates "Show me any other place to dwell, I will go". When the Manager submits honestly "I am a Muslim, how can I show you a place to dwell", Mari suggests "You bring people belonging to four castes". Mari, who was being worshipped earlier by limited people, after dwelling in the new abode, in the presence of people from four castes, as per her own order, became an idol of worship of all people then on wards.

Once it is said that every Tuesday night smell of jasmine flowers and sound of someone bathing came from the fort. One man happened to witness the Goddess and the goddess told him to find a place for her in the nearby region. Thus she became the guardian deity of the region. She came with soldiers and became the protector of the land.