Sri Arunjunai Kaatha Ayyanar Kovil Temple (Sunai) (Melaputhukkudi)

When Tuticorin was under the control of British till Independence . All changes in Tuticorin had its own impact in Amman Puram also. At the end boundary of Ammanpuram there exists a Junai i.e. natural water spring pond and side by that there is Oor Kaval Deivam Arun Junai Katha Ayyanar. To say Ayyanar, may be the Palayakar person who would have saved the village Ammanpuram and the Junai from the foreign invaders and from their forceful religions conversion. In the course of operation or at the successful end of the operation ayyanar might have been died. In his name a statue would also have been raised. In course of time that place came to be noted Arun Junai Katha Ayyanar Kovil ( the temple of Ayyanar who have saved the beautiful pond)

The deity residing here is the Kuladeivam (family god) of a select few people (Nadar community) who have their origin in the surrounding areas. It has a traditionally everlasting water pond, and depends for water from papanasam dam. When the water is full in the pond it is a relish (rammiyam) to watch and swim. This place is surrounded by Thalampoo. If the priest (not a brahmin but Nadar) is advance informed of your arrival he would prepare Pongal (Sweetend boil rice) which is the prashadam. Some people also indulge in Keda Vettudal (Sacrifice of goat) during occasions. Temple is closed between 12-1. You need to have your own conveyance to reach the Temple. The necessary pujai saman should be purchased from Ammapettai on the main road. A must visit if you are visiting Trichendur.

even today that Junai is having perennial spring of water and that too clean and soft drinking water. Geologically also it is proved that the Junai is there for many centuries . No changing of its name and the everlasting permanency of its sacredness for the past 500 years exposes the unique character of the Junai.

Tamil film shooting has taken here.
(PaandiDurai,Thamirabarani)