The visit to this Sri Kaliamman Temple at Karapadi was a part of
“Temples, Hero Stones, Memorial Stones, Hero Stambhas (Mala Koil) and Heritage
Sites Visit, around Pollachi”, on 31st January 2026 and 1st February 2026. Thanks to Mr. Bala, Mrs. Padma Jyothi, and
Mrs. Sakthi Prakash for accompanying me on both days.
Moolavar: Sri Kaliamman
Some of the salient features of this
temple are…
The temple’s arch is on the roadside. The
temple faces North with a Garudathoon / Deepa Stambhamm. Dwajasthampam,
balipeedam and Simha Vahana are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Dwarapalakis are
on both sides of the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar Sri Kaliamman
is in a sitting posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In the praharam, Navagrahas, Bairavar
without Dog, Stucco Horses, Kaliamman temple with 8 hands, Chandikeswarar, Maha
Muniswarar, and 3 stucco horses.
Dwarapalakis
Bairavar
ARCHITECTURE
The whole temple was reconstructed
with bricks and concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, the ardha
mandapam, and an open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is rectangular in
shape on a upanam and a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, threepatta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahmakantha
pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and pothyal. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam. A salakara 2-tier vimanam, greevam, and sigaram are on the bhumidesam. Amman’s various forms
are on the tala and greeva koshtams.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple belongs to the 13th–14th century, and the same was reconstructed in recent years. It is said that the
original Moolavar -8 kai Amman (Mahishasuramardini) - was shifted to the new
sannidhi and a new moolavar Kali was installed in its place.
Due to the presence of Chandikeswarar
and Bairavar, is there any possibility that the original temple may be a
Shiva temple?. The expert’s opinion is welcomed in this regard.
Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on
03rd September 2023.
LEGENDS
It is believed that Kaliamman will
protect the village of Karapadi from evil spirits and diseases. The
villagers worship Kaliamman for Child boon, to remove marriage obstacles, etc.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special
poojas are conducted on Fridays, New Moon days, etc. The annual chariot
festival will be conducted in May.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from
06.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
The temple is in the midst of the
coconut farm. The temple is about 1.5 km from Karapadi village. The Karapadi is
about 14 km from Pollachi, 27 km from Udumalaipettai, and 50 km from Coimbatore.
The nearest Railway Station is
Pollachi.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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