Location
Tiruchirapalli is often called as temple town as large numbers of temples are located in and round the city. Vekkliamman Temple is an important temple situated at Worriyur, the seat of famous Chola kingdom. This is a unique temple as there is no roof above the presiding deity unlike all other temples. It is believed that Goddess Vekkaliamman has saved the people of Tiruchirappalli from the sand rain and asked the devotees not to build a roof for her temple unless all the people in Trichirappalli get roofs for living. There are poojas conducted on daily basis. During Tuesdays and Fridays special poojas are conducted large number of people attend visit this temple during these days.