Sri Kalathinathar Temple/ ஸ்ரீ காளத்திநாதர் கோயில், மேலபுலம் புதூர்/ Melapulam Pudur, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu.

Sri Kalatheeswarar Temple at Melapulam Pudur, in Ranipet District, was a part of “Gajaprishta /Gajabrushta Vimana Temples, on the banks of Palar and Kosasthalaiyar Rivers”, on 03^rd April 2026.

Moolavar  : Sri Kalathinathar

Consort    : Sri Gnanambigai

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east with an entrance on the east side. Stucco images of Vinayagar, Shiva, Parvati as Rishabaroodar, and Murugan are on the top of the ardha mandapam. Balipeedam and Rishabam are under the metacolour sheet mandapam. Moolavar is on a round avudaiyar. In the koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.

In the praharam, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Bairavar, Chandikeswarar, a Green stone Rishabam as a loose idol (Maybe the original one), and Navagrahas.

Ambal is in a separate sannidhi that faces south. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.

Rishabam - Green stone as loose sculpture

ARCHITECTURE

The whole temple was constructed with brick and concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, and ardha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on an adhistanam, bhitti, prastaram, and an eka-tala vimanam. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the greeva koshtams.  

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is claimed that the temple belongs to the Chozha period, and there is no evidence found to prove the same. The original temple may be 200 to 300 years old, and the present structure may have been reconstructed in recent years.

LEGENDS

It is believed that Kalatheeswarar was worshipped by the Snake (Kala), and the legend applicable to Kalahasti is also applicable to this temple.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chathurthi, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since oru kala poojas are conducted in the morning hours, the exact opening and closing times are unpredictable.

CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH

The place Melapulam Pudur is 5 km from Ocheri, on the Ocheri to Arakkonam Road, 30 km from Arakkonam, 23 km from Kanchipuram, and 29 km from Ranipet. 

The nearest Railway Station/ Junction is Arakkonam.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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