An incarnation of power, temples devoted to the Deity Mariamman is erected all around Salem.
The Mariamman festival is celebrated annually in July for a fortnight where by the deity is adorned in jewels and carried in a flower chariot around the city.
The first day marks the people walking on fire and the second day is more enriching with parades of people garbed in fancy attires.
The shrines of Fort, Ammapet, Gugai, Shevapet, Andheripeti are the renowned Mariamman temples in Salem.