▁of ▁saint ▁Ar un ag ir in ath ar . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁Tower ▁( G op ur am ) ▁of ▁this ▁temple ▁is ▁a ▁spec imen ▁of ▁D rav id ian ▁art ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁stories . ▁It ▁was ▁recently ▁renov ated ▁by ▁the ▁ben ign ▁patron age ▁of ▁some ▁film ▁actors ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁G op ur am ▁dep ict s ▁various ▁lif eli ke ▁art ▁from ▁the ▁different ▁an ec d otes ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁myth ology . ▁The ▁pictures ▁are ▁painted ▁in ▁oil ▁and ▁exhib it ▁v ivid ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁inc idents ▁dep icted . ▁The ▁tower ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁a ▁col oss al ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁temple ' s ▁prem ises . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁ ▁Dev ote es ▁pray ▁to ▁Lord ▁Ad hi ▁Rat nes war ar ▁for ▁relief ▁from ▁the ▁evil ▁effects ▁of ▁past ▁de eds . ▁Special ▁Su kh ra ▁( V en us ▁planet ) ▁Hom as ▁are ▁performed ▁on ▁Mother ▁for ▁child ▁bo on . ▁Those ▁under ▁planet ▁Sh uk ra ’ s ▁main ▁or ▁sub - period s ▁are ▁ad vised ▁to ▁pray ▁to ▁Mother ▁in ▁this ▁temple . ▁ ▁Mother ▁S neh aval li ▁is ▁the ▁de ity ▁for ▁the ▁planet , ▁Su k ran ▁( V en us ). ▁Those ▁consult ing ▁N adi ▁ast ro log y ▁in ▁Tir u van am al ai ▁and ▁V ait he es war an ▁Ko