Masani Amman, Hindu temple in Anaimalai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Masani Amman is a Hindu temple near the Anaimalai Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The sanctuary houses a roughly 15-foot long reclining statue of the goddess, surrounded by pillared halls and an open courtyard.

The site began as a memorial for a woman executed by King Nannuran for eating a mango from his forbidden tree. Over time, it grew into a temple where locals worship the goddess Masani Amman.

The goddess's name may come from masani, old Tamil for mango, or from the Sanskrit smashani, graveyard, recalling the woman's execution. Ground red chilli is offered at the stone where she died; devotees who make this offering must return within three months, or at another agreed time, to perform abhiseka. Childless couples pray here for children, and the annual festival is a fire-walking rite, the pookundam. The temple is also treated as a grievance cell where devotees bring disputes.

The temple lies at the foot of the Anaimalai Hills, about 24 km southwest of Pollachi, where the Aliyar River meets the Uppar stream. Its gateway faces north and the complex has four entrances; the sanctum of the goddess is on the eastern side. Devotees who walk around her trident in front of the main shrine do so in the belief that illnesses are cured.

The goddess carries four different objects in her hands: a damaru drum wrapped with a snake, a fire bowl, a container of kumkuma powder, and a trident. These attributes are especially highlighted by priests during daily rituals.