She is in fact Sri Madurai Meenakshi materialised at the place to give Darshan to an aged Bhagta who belonged to a group of diamond merchants displaced from Arcot districts/Tiruvannamalai by severe famine thousand years ago. She is Kanni and very powerful to bless us all. The Kaavu/Mandir is mostly frequented by people from TN far and wide, particularly from Coimbatore. Is crowded on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Less than 2 hours run from