[1] According to Periya Puranam, this is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sambandar.
Vadakarai Manthurai, on the banks of Cauvery, is located at Trichy-Lalgudi, is the 58th Paadal Petra Sthalam known as Maanturai Amravaneswarar Temple.
Thenkarai Manthurai is located at near Suriyanarkoil in Aduthurai-Thiruppanandal route in the Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai road.
[2] Kalamaa Muni and Navagraha during their halt at Suriyanar Koil worshipped the presiding deity of this temple.
During Amavasya, in December 2018, the water from the well started to come out, when large number of devotees saw them with surprise.
Through Aduthurai, in left, after reaching Thirumangalakudi and Suryanar Kovil, in the right a road leads to Manalur.