. ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁scar ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁image ▁even ▁during ▁modern ▁times . ▁The ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁threw ▁a ▁disc us ▁to ▁h url ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁forces . ▁The ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁is ▁dep icted ▁hur ling ▁a ▁disc us . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁maintained ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁H indu ▁Relig ious ▁and ▁End ow ment ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁significance ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁rever ed ▁in ▁N al ay ira ▁Div ya ▁P rab and ham , ▁the ▁ 7 th – 9 th ▁century ▁Va ish n ava ▁canon , ▁by ▁Per iy az h var , ▁And al , ▁K ul ase k ara az h va ar , ▁N amma zh war ▁and ▁Th ir um ang ai ▁Az h war . ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁Div y ades am , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 8 ▁V ish nu ▁tem ples ▁that ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁next ▁only ▁to ▁S rir ang am ▁Rang an ath as w amy ▁temple ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁number ▁of ▁h ym ns ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁in ▁N ay aly ira ▁Div ya ▁P rab and am . ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 ▁Tir up ath i ▁Anth ath i ▁by ▁Div ya ▁K avi ▁P illa