History of the place

Pandavas - the five brothers during their journey in south (during their exile) found this place, an embodiment of nature's beauty with divine peace spread everywhere. They built temples and installed idols here for their pujas and worship. Arjuna installed the idol of Lord Vishnu. This is considered as the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. Other idols of Lord Vishnu installed by Dharma, Bheema, Nakula and Sahadeva are in separate shirnes . About 2000 years back, a sage of this place went to Kasi and stayed there for a long time. When he started from Kasi due to his mother's illness, the Lord Kasi Viswanatha also accompanied him hiding himself in the umbrella of the sage. When the sage left the umbrella and went for a bath, the stone under the umbrella blasted and a Shivalinga is formed and the umbrella vanished. It is believed that Lord Viswanatha wanted to settle here through the sage.

Saints who worshiped

Kulasekhara Azhwar. This temple is the 67th Divya Desam out of the 108 temples.

Speciality of this temple

The Lord Perumal is in standing posture facing south under the Thathva Kanchana Vimana and gave darshan to King Ambarisha. This place is also known as the "Place with five murthis (Four idols of Lord Perumal and One idol of Kasi Viswanatha)." It is the practice of the devotees to worship the Linga first and then the Lord Perumal.

Pariharam

Offering prayers (Tarpan) to their ancestors here is considered sacred as the place is situated on the banks of Bharatha Puzha with confluence of 10 rivers.

Pariharam Procedure

Devotees light ghee lamps and perform archanas with tulsi leaves the the Lord.