Melakasakudy
Melakasakudy is a revenue village in the Karaikal taluk of Puducherry District. It is situated to the west of Karaikal town.
Temple
An ancient Varatharaja Perumal temple is present in the village.Idol theft
Eight antique idols belonging to the temple were stolen sometime between 1959 and 1962. The Nataraja idol was found 15 days later and reinstalled. A volunteer-collective India Pride Project has traced the remaining idols to few museums/institutions in the Western world.Similar idol theft was reported from the Tantondreeswara temple in the nearby Nedungadu, beyond the Nattar River in 1959.
| S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
| 1 | Rama | Unknown | |||
| 2 | Sita | Unknown | |||
| 3 | Lakshmana | Unknown | |||
| 4 | Hanuman | Metropolitan Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | |
| 5 | Narasimha | Metropolitan Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | |
| 6 | Chakratalvar | Unknown | |||
| 7 | Thirumangai Alvar | Unknown | |||
| 8 | Ambal | Unknown |