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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Badrakali Amman temple, Sivakasi
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Badrakali Amman Temple is in Sivakasi, a town in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, and is dedicated to the goddess Badrakali. Built in the Dravidian style, it is believed to date from the 18th century and was enlarged in the 19th and 20th centuries. A five-tiered gopuram marks the entrance, and a granite wall surrounds the temple and encloses all its shrines. The temple stays open through the day on new moon days.
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ArchitectureDravidian architecture
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Badrakali Amman temple, Sivakasi
Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12