The East India co. was ruling Tamil nadu in 1812 and Rous Peter was collector of Madurai. Rous Peter was kind hearted person and treated people of all faiths equally. He restored peace, prosperity and justice in Menaksi's Pattanam, Madurai.As district collector, peter was not only in charge of temple town, but also for administration of Temple. peter had a habit of going around the temple everyday before beginning his work.One night the city experience a huge thunder storm with lightning. Peter was inside his bungalow in deep sleep, Suddenly a 3 yr old girl appeared and dragged him out of his house.As soon as they left the bungalow lightening struck building and the bungalow collapsed.Peter was shocked, he immediately followed the girl, who playfully entered the meenakshi Amman temple sanctom sanctoram and right in front of his eyes there she disappeared. Peter was sure it was the meenakshi Amman came to rescue in the form of mysterious girl. The ruler goddess Meenakshi had come down to save a good man from calamity. Peter was ever grateful to mother meenakshi and donated many gold & jewelry gifts, these are displayed even today and kept in museum.
The East India co. was ruling Tamil nadu in 1812 and Rous Peter was collector of Madurai. Rous Peter was kind hearted person and treated people of all faiths equally. He restored peace, prosperity and justice in Menaksi's Pattanam, Madurai.As district collector, peter was not only in charge of temple town, but also for administration of Temple. peter had a habit of going around the temple everyday before beginning his work.One night the city experience a huge thunder storm with lightning. Peter was inside his bungalow in deep sleep, Suddenly a 3 yr old girl appeared and dragged him out of his house.As soon as they left the bungalow lightening struck building and the bungalow collapsed.Peter was shocked, he immediately followed the girl, who playfully entered the meenakshi Amman temple sanctom sanctoram and right in front of his eyes there she disappeared. Peter was sure it was the meenakshi Amman came to rescue in the form of mysterious girl. The ruler goddess Meenakshi had come down to save a good man from calamity. Peter was ever grateful to mother meenakshi and donated many gold & jewelry gifts, these are displayed even today and kept in museum.