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She is adorned with a crown with a skull mounted at the top of the crown, with a backdrop of 'flames' surrounding it. The image of Vakkara Kali is of magnificent size with its inherent divinity. The sculptural beauty of these idols will lead one to think as though these are the divine creations. In front of this small shrine one can find the granite idols of two girls with their attractive hairstyle associated with 'Gandhara school of Art' (the Indo-Greek School of art, the specimens of which are very rarely found in South India). As we pass through the Rajagopuram, we can find the shrine of Vakkara Kali on the left. The temple is more famous for the unique temple of Vakkara Kali, which is one of the few well-known Kali temples of India. History of ThiruvakkaraiĪs the name suggests everything in this temple defies the norm and if you go around the temple and see that a deviation has been made in both creations of idols, in their installation as well as in observing the rules of Vastu Shastra. Amirthambikai is the name of the Ambal here. The distinctive feature of this Lingam is that it has 1,008 Lingams carved on the main Lingam. Behind the Perumal’s sanctum sanctorum is the Sahasralingam. The idol of a six feet tall Lord Varadharaja Perumal can be seen in a separate temple and it is said He appeared before His devotees after killing the demon at this place. The Lord is found dancing the ‘Rudra Tandavam’ where His left foot is planted on the ground and right feet lifted up (usually He stands with His right foot lifted and left foot on the ground). Lord Nataraja’s sanctum sanctorum is at the back of Pirai Soodiya Perumal’s sanctum sanctorum. Pooja is done for the Thatpurudam with turmeric smeared on the face at dawn at noon, sandal is smeared on the face of Vaamadevam, and in the evening, the face of Agoram is smeared with saffron powder (kungumam). The east face is known as Thatpurudam, north face is known as Vaamadevam and the south face is known as Agoram. The Lingam here is the Gnanalingam and has three faces (Bhrama, Vishnu and Shiva). Lord Siva’s name is ‘Pirai Soodiya Peruman’ and He is also called Chandra Mouleeswarar. The lingam feels cool to touch during summer and droplets of water are found during rainy season. As the demon worshipped with this lingam, it is also called as vakralingam. To the opposite side of the Kaali temple is the sanctum sanctorum of the Aathmalingam. As it is the tradition to establish one Valampuri Vinayaka for every 108 Shivalayas, if one sees one, it is equivalent to seeing 108 Vinayakas in the Shivalayas.

On the right side of Kaali, is the Yogeshwara Lingam, and on Her left is Valampuri Vinayaka.

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Full Moon days are special for this Goddess and devotees throng here to worship Her on this day. She blesses her devotees with one leg folded on the peetam and the other hanging down. She appears with a skull on her head as crown, a dead foetus on her right ear, and has eight hands. As soon as one crosses the rajagopuram, one can see the sanctum sanctorum of Vakrakaali. If anyone affected by the grahaas comes and worships Vakrakaali, Vakralingam, and Vakra Sani Bhagawan here, they will be rid of the troubles and the sorrows and lead a happy and peaceful life. The Chandra Mouleeswarar temple, situated on 10 acres of land, was built by King Aditya Chozha. This stunning piece of sculpture of the angry goddess consists of 8 arms. The prime attraction of this temple is a shrine dedicated to the powerful Goddess Kali, the slayer of evil. The Vakkara Kali Amman is an ancient temple of 12th century AD. It is believed that the place was where Lord Murugan freed a celestial being from a long standing curse. The Mailam Murugan temple: The Mailam Murugan temple is located 10 kilometers from Tiruvakkarai, 45 km from Puducherry. More than 40 to 50 million year old wood fossils are scattered over 247 acres, a small portion is open to the public.

National Fossil Wood Park is India’s first wood fossil park, maintained by the Geological survey of India. Thiruvakkarai is famous for three places, they are: National Fossil Wood Park: It is located 1 km east of Tiruvakkarai village on the road between Tindivanam and Pondicherry. Thiruvakkarai or Tiruvakkarai is situated about thirty kilometres from Pondicherry.