Kanthaswamy temple has a flat rajagopuram in the North, piercing the rectangular granite walls around the temple. The presiding deity Kanthaswamy, is housed in the East facing sanctum, with Valli and Deivasena on either of his sides. The sanctum is approached from the main entrance through the flag staff hall, Maha mandap and Artha mandap. There is a granite Vel in front of Kanthaswamy. The flag staff is located in the flagstaff hall axial to the sanctum. An image of peacock, the vehicle of Muruga and Surya faces the main shrine in the Maha Mandap. There are shrines of Vinayaga before the Mahamandap and the sanctum is guarded by Brahma and Vishnu, which is an unusual feature in Murugan temples. The shrine of Tiripurasundari is located in the second precinct. There are separate shrines of Valli and Deivasena in South facing shrines diagonally opposite to the sanctum. The image of Somanathar and Meenakshi are in the temple. The images of the 27 Bhutaganas, each tall are sculpted in the niches around the sanctum. The first precinct around the sanctum houses the images of Nrithuya Kanthar, Bala Kanthar, Brahma Sastha, Sivagurunathar, Veduvar and Navagrahas.