Thundering from the tranquil village of Chemor, mighty Veerakaliamman is adorned with smears of vermillion and turmeric grips her 'trisulam' poised to strike. Gazing intensely from her majestic throne, the goddess Veerakaliamman is the ultimate Shakta sanctuary in Malaysia. Her 18 hands clasp an array of weapons to eradicate 'asuric' forces hostile to her devotees, but also to bequeath her ardent followers with spiritual bliss and abundant prosperity. Temple records indicate that the temple was established in 1969. Prior to that the goddess was consecrated on a copper 'trisulam' in a temporary shrine at the same location. Currently the 'trisulam' has been installed at the temple entrance, whereby devotee's pierce green lime on the 'trisulam' as a sacred offering. Mr.V.M.Sundaram, who had passed this route regularly, was mesmerized by the divine ambience emanating from the shrine. He was reminded of the guidance given to him by an Indian 'Nadi' astrologer that his life destiny was intended to build a temple for goddess Veerakaliamman. The astrologer clairvoyantly stated the exact location of the temple that should be built for the goddess, where the shrine of Veerakaliamman was located. Mr.V.M.Sundaram decided then to renovate the shrine with a group of Hindu youths, and together formed a temple committee.
Soon thereafter, a palatial temple was built for goddess Veerakaliamman. Animal sacrifice that was erroneously performed was ceased immediately by the temple committee. Many saints have graced this temple, yearning for a glimpse of goddess Veerakaliamman. Most renowned among them is Sri Durgai Siddhar from Padappai, Tamil Nadu, who had founded the famed Jaya Durga Peetham temple. During his sojourn at Chemor, the siddhar composed a song for the goddess, 'Kanthamalai Sree Veerakaliamman Arul Malar Maalai' which is sung to the goddess daily by the temple priests. Many miracles occur at this temple, as the presence of the goddess is palpable. Lorry drivers who frequently travel on the route passing the temple often witness a radiant lady decked with gold jewelry and draped in glimmering sari seated at the entrance of the temple. Many devotees who pray to the goddess experience the duality of her contrasting behavior as the eyes of her statue sparkle with exuberance when joyful but her eyebrows arch in anger when displeased. The fortunate few have had visions of her appearing as a child, blessing her devotees by gently untangling their persistent karmic debt and gently goading them in continuing their spiritual journey. Once during a festive occasion, the temple had run out of rice and urgently needed it to prepare 'ponggal', 'tairu satham' and 'puli satham'. However, the goddess came to the temple's aid by alerting an ardent devotee to deliver bags of rice that very same day. Another unusual incident occurred after the daily 'abisekham' of the goddess, whereby a devotee had accidentally taken back a silver plate belonging to the temple. That night, the devotee dreamt of goddess Veerakaliamman informing her of her misdemeanor and to return the temple's property straight away.
The goddess is believed to have a fondness for lotus, hence many devotees bring garlands of lotus to decorate Veerakaliamman, and fill the inner sanctum with lotus petals. The goddess's divine power include the boon of wealth, hence 'cowrie shells' were concealed below her statue to amplify the ambience of endowing prosperity. Many devotees throng the peepal tree in the temple compound as an obeisance to the goddess. Prayers and invocations are silently uttered whilst wrapping a pebble in a cloth after which is tied upon the sacred tree. There are many interesting characteristics of this temple, including a majestic horse statue and a splendid long sword belonging to Karuppusamy, the guardian deity of this temple. Many devotees after completing their prayer to goddess Veerakaliamman, circumambulate the horse and Karrupusamy for blessings of unexpected wealth.
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