[2] After the goddess left the place, the heat of the fire that she had created caused great discomfort and became unbearable for all living beings there.

During his pilgrim tours, Sage Adi Shankaracharya visited Mangadu and installed a Sri Ardhameru Chakram at this place to calm down the heat of the fire created by the Goddess and at the same time make it into a place that is soothing for all living beings.

We straight proceed to the Sanctum where we can see the " Ardha Meru Maha Yantra " and an idol of Goddess Kamakshi in the Main Shrine.

After this we proceed to walk back, we came across the Shrine of "Tapas Kamakshi" - This was installed at the behest of Kanchi Paramacharya.

Here Lord Vishnu can be seen in a seated posture along with his 2 consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi holding a ring in his palm that he has brought for the marriage of his sister Kamakshi.

This is a small temple with separate shrines for Goddess Lakshmi, Sri Andal and Lord Hanuman.

The temple is administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.