 Once upon a time, a group of Srivaishnavas from Kooram, Kidambi and Selperi (near Kanchipuram) set off on a pilgrimage.One nightfall, they stopped at the place now known as Karappangadu.That night, they had a dream in which the Lord directed them to an anthill (marked by a flying Garuda) in which they were to find a deity.