[3][better source needed] Al Qutbul Hamid wal Gausul Majid Badhusha Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed, king of Medina and 18th generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, is said to have traveled to Erwadi,[when?]

[4] The annual Santhanakoodu festival is held at Ervadi dargha, Ramanathapuram district during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Qi'dah commemorating the shahadat anniversary of Qutb Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shahid badhusha and is celebrated together by Hindus and Muslims.

[5] The nearest major town to Erwadi is Kilakarai, at a distance of 10 km, which itself falls on NH 49 from Madurai to Rameswaram.

Ramanathapuram is the nearest railway station, (27km) connecting the village to all major cities in Tamil Nadu.

Erwadi is well connected with the border ports of Bay of Bengal as a junction point of fishing steamers.