The Kalikambal Devi temple is an ancient Indian temple and the mighty Maratha ruler Shivaji too is said to have prayed over here. Chhatrapati Shivaji worshipped and sought the blessings in this temple on October, 1667. There is a drawing chiseled in one of the walls of the temple which shows the scene where Shivaji is praying to the Goddess Kalimbakal. The architecture of the temple is typically an ancient Indian and the Knitter in the temple called the Sri Chakra Vimanum is a specimen of beautiful work of art. It is wonderfully crafted and unique to this temple. The temple is very sacred. It is considered to have the sanctity of Kanchipuram as well as Thiruvannamalai among the Pancha bootha Sthalams. The goddess is considered very powerful and is said to bring success and prosperity to her followers and also to their family members. The ambience even is very pious, calm and quiet. One can feel the divinity which is being intact.

According to stories of the temple, the goddess who was worshipped earlier was fierce in appearance. However, the present form of the goddess is the calm and serene, the shanta swaroopa form is called Kamakshi. So probably the previous form was replaced. It is also believed that the sages like Vyasa, Varunan, Ankiresar and Parasar and gods like Indra, Kubera and Vishwakarma worshipped the deity Kalimbakal. Kuber got his wealth after worshipping the Goddess here.

Parrys Kalikambal Devi Temple celebrates many festivals. Among them the most famous one is Bhramotsavam. The festival is celebrated for ten days during the Tamil month of Vaikasi. The popular festival is attended by a huge congregation of devotees and followers, though devotees and tourists visit the temple almost all throughout the year.