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Ellaiyamman Temple
எல்லையம்மன் கோயில்
The Ellaiyamman temple is a village goddess shrine at the boundary of Mambakkam. Ellaiyamman — the goddess of the threshold — is worshipped as the protector of the village and its people. These Amman shrines are central to community life in Tamil Nadu's rural villages, marking the sacred edges of the settlement.
Ellaiyamman shrines are found at the entrances and borders of villages across Tamil Nadu. The deity is invoked for the protection of the community, the health of the harvest, and the safety of those who cross the threshold. Festivals and offerings mark the agricultural calendar, binding the worship of the goddess to the life of the land.