The legend of the temple states that When Bhrigu visited Vaikuntha, Vishnu's abode, the deity was absorbed in meditation with his feet being attended to by his consort, the goddess Lakshmi.

During this act, he squashed the extra eye that was present on the sole of Bhrigu's foot, which destroyed the sage's egotism.

[1] Lakshmi was outraged by the sage's misdemeanour and Vishnu's silence at the act, since she was spiritually associated with the chest of her consort.

[2] After the departure of the goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu was so sad and he also left Vaikuntha, he decieded to step his foot first on this Mountain, Where the temple is currently present.

People go trekking to visit the lord above the mountain The Temple has carvings and symbols similar to the Pallavas and Pandyas Architecture.

As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnavaite community of the Tenkalai sect.

The temple is visited by ver few people in the weekdays and high crowd on Saturdays.Lord Vishnu showers his blessing just like the Venkateshwara in Thirupathi.

It is also believed that Bhrigu maharishi worshiped the lord here and Ramanuja had also visited this temple when he left from Chidambaram to Melkote.