She arrived in the temple hall (mandapa) where various flowers were gathered to use as floral offerings to Shiva as well as create garlands for him.

Subramania Mudaliar's commentary on the Periya Puranam opines the queen was a Samana, whom the king married for political reasons.

The infuriated Kalarsinga rushed to her and asked who had dared to assault his queen and challenge his authority.

[4] The tale of Kalarsinga (called Narasinga Nayanaru in the account) is also recalled in the 13th-century Telugu Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha in brief and with some variation.

[2] The king in the Pusalar tale is generally identified as Narasimhavarman II, the builder of Kailasanathar Temple of Kanchipuram.

Some scholars reject the identification of Kalarsinga as Narasimhavarman II because the Tiruthonda Thogai or Periya Puranam would have explicitly said the same, while disputing Sundarar's dating.

They suggest Sundarar lived in the 9th century, when Nandivarman III - who fought the Battle of Tellaru - ruled.

[10] Kalarsinga Nayanar is worshipped in the Tamil month of Vaisakhi, when the moon enters the Bharani nakshatra (lunar mansion).

He is depicted as a king with a crown, folded hands (see Anjali mudra) and sometimes a sword in the crook of his arm.

Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu.