The beautiful temple is situated at the village limits surrounded by mounts, lake, tanks and green fields blowing a gentle and a cool breeze.  This was renovated by Kulothunga Chola.  A powerful deity protecting the people.  Aiyanar is the guardian deity.

Majority of the devotees pray for wedding and child boon.  It is the staunch faith of the people that solution is available from Mother Goddess for any problem as loss of things, ailments and minor bodily problems, litigations, business matters etc.  The Mother is very merciful and powerful taking care of Her devotees.

As flour lamp lighting is the main form of prayer commitment in the temple.  The devotees neither buy the flour outside nor bring it prepared from their homes.  They bring only rice, soak it in the water and then pound it in the temple premises only.  They add ghee and prepare the paste for making the lamp.  These lamps are placed before the shrine of Shakti.   The temple has special space for pounding the rice to make the flour.  There are also people for hire to help devotees pounding the rice.

It is said that the name Madurai Kaliamman has later changed as Madurakaliamman.   The idol is about 4 feet tall facing northward.  She has weapons and an Akshayapatra – a vessel always full of food – in her four hands.  The mother is sitting with one leg bent and the other on the lion, the vehicle of Shakti.  The absence of demon under the feet of Kaliamman as usually found in Kali temples denotes that the deity is all merciful and not furious.

According to some hearsay stories, Kannagi, heroine of Cilapathikaram calmed herself down in this place after her departure from Madurai.  Chelliamman is the deity of Siruvachur.  A tantric, using his powers controlled the deity and was using Her for his evil doings.

While visiting this place, Madurai Kaliamman sought a space from Chelliamman to stay here for a night.  Chelliamman told her of her slavery under the tantric.  Madurai Kaliamman destroyed the Tantric and rescued Chelliamman of her captivity.

Surprised by the power of Madurakaliamman, Chelliamman said that she would move to the Periaswami mount nearby and asked her protector to stay in Siruvachur itself but demanded that the first respect (Mudal Mariyadai) should be offered to her.

Accordingly during the puja times, the Arati is shown to the mount where Chelliamman stays.  Then pujas continue in the main temple here.  As Madurakalaiamman came to Siruvachur on a Friday, She is granting darshan to the devotees on Mondays.  Following this story, the temple is open only on Mondays and Fridays.  It is said that the deity stays with Chelliamman on other days.