Draupati Amman is a goddess from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, namely Draupadi, primarily worshipped by the Tamil people of India, Sri Lanka and other countries. Draupati was the wife of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata epic.
Shri Draupadi Amman is a village deity (Grama Devadhai) worshipped by people residing in Velachery. She is also the Kula Deivam or family deity to many families, mainly belonging to the Aatreya Gothram. The ancestors of such families were once living in the village and used to worship Draupadi Amman.
Draupadi Amman Temple at Velachery is supposed to be several centuries old. The village elders believe that most probably an ancestor belonging to the Aatreya Gothram built it some 300 years ago.
