Kalipatti (Kandaswamy ) Murugan Temple, Namakkal

Address

Kalipatti (Kandaswamy ) Murugan Temple, Kalipatti Village, Tiruchengode Namakkal District- 637501.

Diety

Murugan

Introduction

Kalipatti Murugan temple, also known as the Sundhara Kandhaswamy Kovil, located in Kalipatti village, Mallasamudram, near Tiruchengode in Namakkal District. It is located at about 25 kms North-East of Tiruchengode and 25 kms South West of Salem. It is one of the seven richest temples in the district.

Puranic Significance

The temple is backed by significant history and is considered as sacred as Arupadai Veedu Murugan shrines. Here, instead of the Vibhuti (holy ash), devotees are given black ash made of sugarcane. This is supposed to have medicinal properties and supposedly been used for snake bites even, historically. The Kandaswamy Temple, which is also known as Kalipatti, is a Murugan temple. It is one of the richest temples in the Salem district. The temple was built in the 18th century and is devoted to Lord Murugan. The Pazhani Kavundar founded the Kalipatti Kandaswamy Temple. It was built in the 18th century by Katteri Lakshmana Kavundar. ‘Karun Sambal’ is derived from a snake’s poison and is used as an antidote to treat the devotees that visit the temple. The Raja Gopuram was modernized in 1978. There are two temple chariots, Chithra Thaer and Vinayaka Thaer, which are pulled around the temple during festival. The annual Thaipoosam festival in January is very popular and is attended by thousands of pilgrims from the surrounding villages that bear Kaavadi in fulfillment of vows. The cattle fair held during the festival is one of the biggest in the Kongu country. More than 50,000 heads of cattle are sold and bought in this fair. Entire families from various parts of the district will travel in bullock carts to attend the fair. On these days, large offerings of agricultural produce, money, and jewels are made to the temple. There are chatrams of pilgrims. The Arya-Vaisya Chathiram is known as Rasipuram Pattabhi Chettiyar Chathiram and conducts special worships at the temple during February. Murugan temple at Kalipatti

Festivals

The annual Thaipusam procession here is very popular. Then there will be a wave of devotees from the surrounding districts. On that day, Pongal worship, kavadiyattam, karakattam, kuravan kuratti, kummipattu, all returned in the direction of the devotional fragrance mixed with the traditions of the Tamil soil.