Kavayakaliamman Temple is located near the Kaalkaleswarar temple in the same area in the past named as Kavayanpathi, and named after King Kavayan. The temple there is dedicated to the goddess (KALI) Shakti. The deity is seen holding a "Thirisoolam" (trident) and "Agni" (fire) in her two hands. In the "prahara" of the temple, there are statues of three soldiers sacrificing themselves by cutting their heads with swords. The specialty of the temple is that there is a practice of "navagandam" (people sacrificing themselves to the goddess). Fridays of the Tamil months of Aadi (July–August), Thai (January–February), as well as Sundays, full moon days, new moon days, and Navratri, are auspicious days for the temple. This is a family deity or folk deity of fourteen clads of the kongu regions as called from the early Chola periods.