Deities in the temple:

• Apart from the shrines of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy, there are shrines and idols of Sorna Kali, Lords Vinayagar, Mahavishnu, Natarajar, Dakshinamurthy, Annamalaiyar, Murugan with his consorts, Lord Brahma, Durgai, Nalvar, Navagraham, Somaskandhar and Sabtha Kannigaikal.

Salient Features:

• Both Lord Shiva and Goddess Than-kathali’s shrines are east facing.

• Here, Goddess Parvathy’s shrine is on the right side to Lord Shiva’s shrine. Such temples are considered very auspicious.

• The unique feature of this temple is that the shrines of Lord Shiva’s entire family is in a straight line. Goddess Than-kathali’s shrine is on the right side of Lord Shiva and in between we can see the shrines of Lord Vinayaka and Lord Murugan with his consorts.

• There is a group of 11 Vinayakars placed in a hall in the middle of this temple - called “Ekadasa Vinayagar” (Ekadasa means 11 in Sanskrit). This is another unique feature of this temple.

• The “Sri Chakra” installed by Sri Adi Sankara can be seen in the hall in front of Lord Shiva’s shrine (Artha Mandapam).

Greatness of this temple:

• Devotees pray to Goddess Than-kathali for conjugal unity. Also, devotees pray for removal of obstacles from their marriage proposals.