The old temple is now called as Sri Perumal Temple, as a Vishnu temple.
There is an unauthenticated tradition that, at the time of the Poligar War of 1799, the famous Kattabomman (கட்டபொம்மன்) of Panchalankurichchi (பாஞ்சாலங்குறிச்சி) and his dumb brother too refuge in the jungles of Tondaiman territory near Thirukkalambur (திருக்களம்பூர்).