Karamadai
Karamadai is a panchayat town in Coimbatore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.
Karamadai has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5% : male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%.
In Karamadai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As Karamadai is about 29 km from Coimbatore, it is also n easy destination spot located at an easily reachable Distance for the people of Coimbatore, Tirupur, Ooty, Mettupalayam etc.
The famous Ranganathar temple in Karamadai is located ate center of the town.
The ‘Thottiyars’ clan of people lived at Karamadai.
A cow of one of the thottiyars failed to yield milk all of a sudden.
He found out that the cow was shedding milk at a bush. Enraged , he started to cut it , when he heard an exploding sound and saw blood gushing from inside.
On hearing this, the other people in the village came there and found a ‘Suyambu Lingam’ inside the bush.
The same night, God appeared in his dream and asked him to adorn the ‘Lingam’ with ‘Chandana Kaapu’.
It is believed that the lingam ‘Ranganathar Suyambu’ is growing in size every year.
A New Vishnu temple, name “Then malai Thirupathi” built some five years back near Karamadai is getting popular day by day because of its scenic beauty.
And the daily poojas are similar to Thirupathi.
One should definitely visit this place when coming to Coimbatore.