Madapuram Kali Temple

Madapuram Bathra Kaliamman temple is located at a distance of 25 kms from Madurai. The main deity here is Bathra Kali and the prime tree is Neem, this temple is 500 to 1000 years old. This archaic temple is situated at Madapuram near Sivagangai district.

Peculiarity:

It is believed that, the Goddesses here can bring all kind of glory to her devotees, and she is powerful enough to ruin all the black magic and evil spirit that has been with the devotees. She is also Goddesses of prosperity, and so even billionaires and millionaires worship here, to make their business flourish further. The ones who had lost their money or been robbed, will cut the coins in front of Kali, to get their money back.

There is a tradition that, her admirers disguise themselves as Kings, queens, monkeys, and Goddess and will begin the streets, the money collected by this will be offered to Bathra Kali Amman.

Specialty:

• Bathra Kaliamman is known for her fierce nature, she is a powerful guardian and a generous giver. In this temple, she is adorned with fire crown denoting her temper, and she appears to be very furious and is ready to annihilate the evil at any time.
• Adding to this the Ayyanar effigy along with his horse acts as the safe haven for Bathra Kaliamman and shield her from sun and rain. Ergo the Ayyanar is named as Adaikalam Kaatha Ayyanar. Usually Ayyanar is found riding on the horses, but here on contrary he is in standing posture. There is a belief that, the utter of Madapura Kali Amman name will destroy all the evils.

Festival:

• Every Friday devotees offer special pooja
• On full moon night, special pooja is offered with milk abishek for the goddess
• The first Tuesday in all the Tamil months, special pooja is offered with 1008 lamps, called as lamp pooja

Thanks Giving:

To soften the fury of the goddess, devotees offer garlands made of lemon fruits. They also offer Sarees to the goddess

Opening Timings:

The temple is kept open from 6 AM to 11 AM and 4 PM till 8 PM.

Nearby Temples:

Thirupuvanam Shiva temple, Thiruparankundram Murugan temple, Meenakshi Amman temple and Azhagar Kovil in Madurai are other famous temples near this Amman temple.

Travel Mode:

Bus:

Madapuram village is near Sivaganga district, busses are available from Madurai and Trichy, from Sivaganga, and there are local busses to this temple.

Train:

There is a railway station at Sivaganga, from there take a taxi or auto to reach the temple.

Airport:

The nearest airport to this temple is at Madurai.