This temple is situated in Arakandanallur, a town panchayat in Viluppuram district, located 2 km from Tirukoilur on the Tirukoilur - Viluppuram highway. The temple is located on the northern banks of Cheyyar River. The nearest railway station is at Tirukoyilur and the nearest airport is Chennai International Airport. The Shiva temple at Arkandanallur is spread over an area of . The main rajagopuram is on the West side with seven tiers and pierces the large rectangular granite walls. The temple tank, Indra Theertha, is located from the temple. The temple is built on a granite hill and there are two corridors inside the temple. The main shrine accommodates the image of Shiva known as Atulya Nadheswarar in the form of Lingam. There is a separate shrine for Azhagiya Ponnazhagi to the right of Atulya Nadheswarar's shrine in the second precinct. The first precinct on the four sides of the sanctum sanctorum are decorated with the images of Nayanmars, Navagrahas, Bhairava, Murugan Sannadhi in the northwest and Durga Sannadhi on the northeast. The two Nandis in the temple are called Pradosha Nandi and Adigara Nandi - there are placed slightly off axis to the sanctum. The Saniswarar image in the temple is depicted with him having a foot over his vehicle mount crow. The Murugan image is depicted with a single head and six hands. The Shrine of Annamalaiyar is located South East of the central shrine in the second precinct. The rock-cut temples from the Pallava period are centred to border around the Pennar river, forming the southern extremity of the series. The Sapthamatrika images are present in the first precinct and are depicted flanking on the sides of Shiva or Vinayaga, attributing to their male counterparts.