This temple is in K.Karuppur 3 kms from Kumbakonam on the Chennai Highway. Once up on a time this Kaliamman wooden statue was floating on the river Cauvery. This statue was taken out from this river flow and kept in the temple within the wooden box. So, it is called Petti Kaliamman. Once in three years the pallakku festival is perform here as a grand festival. On that time the kaliamman go around the villages and gives the blessing to the village people.