Nearest airport is Madurai which is 66 km away from Dindigul. Dindigul is connected by all trains running in Tamil Nadu. The nearest railway station is Dindigul which is 43 km away from Shri Kali Amman Temple. The temple in Thetupatti is 43 km away from Dindigul. Bus facilities are available from Dindigul. Raja Kaliamman Temple is situated at 25 km from Dindigul on Kannivadi route. The place where the temple located is called Thethuppatti. It is very famous in the state Tamil Nadu. Rajakaliamman Temple is situated 22 kms from Dindigul on the Palani-Dindigul-Madurai road near Kannivadi. Lord Krishna dancing on the 8 heads of a snake (Ashta Nagar) is a beautiful fest to the eyes of devotees, which is described as Kalinganardanam – Lord Krishna dancing on the thousand heads of snake Kalinga polluting the holy River Yamuna in our scriptures. Kol Chara Navagrahas (also the nine planets) are installed in the temple made of Panchalokas – made of a mixture of five metals – in accordance with the Agama (procedures) rules. Transit day of planets Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu-Ketu, Tamil New Year day, Tiruvilakku Puja (lighting Lamps on Fridays in the month of Aadi (July-August), Navarathri (September-October), festival of holding the Royal Ruling Stick (Sengol) on Vijayadasami day – being the 10day of the Navarathri festival – Aadi 18 Siddhas, Poornima (full moon) puja and feeding festivals are celebrated in the temple. The peetas of Maha Bogar and Sri Yoga Anjaneya take the souls of devotees to extreme devotion stage. The stone temple of Sri Rajakaliamman with a Ruling Stick (Sengol), a symbol of royal status was built in the year 1984. The idol of Rajakaliamman was then made in Athi wood in the year 1981. The Rajakali Bogar Peeta was started in the year 1976. It is believed that Kali is there formlessly at the place where Maha Bogar performed penance.
The God also told the Goddess that she would not have a temple for herself. Sokkanathar said that Pandya had to be born many times again for the wrongs committed by him and he would build a Kali temple in his final birth and cross the curses. Thus, she was not able to control Kannaki because of fate's effects. The Goddess replied that Kannaki was a human only till she entered the King's place. God Sokkanatha accused the Madurai Goddess that She failed in her duty to protect the city and the Pandya dynasty though she also belonged to that family. At this point, there arose a debate between the Madurai Goddess and Sokkanatha. The king cried "Oh! Meenakshi, Oh! Sokkanatha". According to a palm leaf note of Siddha Bogar, Madurai deity Kali entered the King's palace and tried to take the sengol (ruling stick). The deity also told her the story of her previous birth. The Madurai City deity appeared before her, told her of the effects of fate that led to these tragedy. After the death of Pandiyan, Kannaki came to the streets not knowing what to do next. Kannaki burnt Madurai city to revenge the Pandya king for the injustice done to her husband Kovalan. Bogar, with his 18 disciples wanted to make an idol of God Muruga and decided to make it from Navapashanas (herbals). Bogar then proceeded to Shaktigiri (now Palani) and worshipped God Muruga who graced Bogar with total relief from the curse. Mother Earth was pleased with his penance and appeared before him. He came to the Kannivadi hills and began his intense penance at Thethupatti Rajakali Amman temple place. Bogar, having lost all his powers of his penance, became too old in age suddenly. She cursed Bogar and changed the virgin again into a stone.
However, Mother Earth did not approve this development. Great Siddha Bogar gave life to a stone, spilling water from his hand-pot known as Kamandala with the power of his penance. Great Siddha Bogar, one among the 18 Siddhas, came here with his disciples Gorakkar, Karuvurar, Kongan and others and performed poojas here. There is a five headed snake (Ashtanagar) on which Lord Krishna is dancing. The idol of Mother Rajakaliamman is made of Athi wood.
The hills Harikesava Parvatham and Varahagiri in the ancient Malaivagada book is presently called Kannivadi hill and Pandrimalai. This temple also has shrines for other deities known as Parivara Devadhas - Ganapathi, Guardian Ayyanar, Karuppanasamy, Balamurugan and Navagrahas the nine planets. The Moolavar of this temple is Rajakaliamman. The Rajakaliamman temple is located in Thethupatti, Dindigul and is dedicated to Thethupatti.
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