▁east - f acing ▁grand ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Sri ▁V elle es war ar ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁Lord ▁G anes ha ▁and ▁Lord ▁Mur uga ▁at ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁san ct um . ▁L ing oth b av ar ▁is ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁outer ▁wall ▁behind ▁the ▁san ct um . ▁Lord ▁Bra h ma ▁and ▁Lord ▁V ish nu ▁are ▁present ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁L ing oth b av ar ▁wor sh ipping ▁Him . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁separate ▁shr ine ▁for ▁Sri ▁Ve er abad hr ar ▁behind ▁the ▁san ct um . ▁Sri ▁Ve er abad hr ar ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁created ▁from ▁the ▁swe at ▁of ▁Lord ▁Sh iva ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁defeat ▁Dak sha ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁father - in - law ▁of ▁Lord ▁Sh iva . ▁ ▁Sri ▁Sub ram anya ' s ▁shr ine ▁is ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁north - west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁outer ▁p rak aram . ▁Sri ▁Sub ram any ar ▁is ▁magnific ently ▁ad orn ed ▁and ▁is ▁seen ▁with ▁His ▁cons ort s ▁- ▁Sri ▁Val li ▁and ▁Sri ▁D he vas ena . ▁All ▁the ▁three ▁de ities ▁are ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁stone . ▁Lord ▁Mur uga ’ s ▁v ah ana ▁( car rier ) ▁pe ac ock ▁is ▁present ▁outside ▁the ▁shr ine , ▁facing ▁it . ▁On ▁entering ▁the ▁temple ▁one ▁comes ▁across ▁the ▁B ali ▁Pe eta ▁or ▁the ▁sacrific ial ▁alt ar , ▁and ▁a