 The temple is revered in "Nalayira Divya Prabandham", the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai Azhwar in ten hymns.The temple is classified as a "Divyadesam", one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book.The temple is one of the few historical temples in India where the images of Hindu trimurti, Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are housed in the same premises.