il ▁come ▁to ▁this ▁temple ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁rem ed ial ▁pu jas . ▁ ▁The ▁T amil ▁poet ▁S amb and ar ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁composed ▁the ▁The var a ▁Path ig am ▁here . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁offering ▁pu jas ▁to ▁the ▁Sun ▁God . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Sun ▁worship ed ▁Lord ▁Sh iva ▁placing ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁stage ▁made ▁of ▁sa pp hire ▁g ems , ▁hence ▁came ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁Ad hi ▁Rat nes war ar . ▁When ▁the ▁Ab his he k ams ▁are ▁performed ▁during ▁mid - day , ▁the ▁Lord ▁appears ▁blue . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁observed ▁at ▁the ▁Temple ▁ 1 0 - day ▁Va ik asi ▁Vis aka ▁Vas anth ▁U ts av ▁( sum mer ▁festival ) ▁in ▁May – J une ▁ 1 5 - day ▁A adi ▁Po or am ▁in ▁July – August ▁Navar ath ri ▁in ▁September – Oct ober ▁ ▁Sh iva - Pr ados h ams ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁day ▁of ▁both ▁full ▁moon ▁and ▁new ▁moon ▁fort n ights ▁in ▁all ▁months ) ▁Kar th ikai ▁in ▁November – Dec ember ▁and ▁Ch atur th i ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Av ani ( August – Se ptember ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : H indu ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Ram an ath ap ur am ▁district ▁Category : Pad al ▁Pet ra ▁St al am <0x0A> </s> ▁