This temple is located with the coordinates of 11°08′59″N 78°26′06″E / 11.1497°N 78.4351°E / 11.1497; 78.4351 in Tiruchirappalli district.

[1] About 1800 years ago, a king named Valvil Ori had ruled the Kollimalai area.

[2] After that in the year 1266, Karnataka king Bhosala Veeraramanathan donated a lot of lands to this temple and made it possible for worship to take place without any hindrance.

In the years 1541 and 1619, a king named Rama Chakravarthy granted a lot of lands to this temple.

[3] The shrines for Kasi Visalakshi, Vishnu, Brahma, Kumkumavalli, Gomu Durga, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswar, Ganesha, Murugan, Agora Virabhadra, Sun, Moon, Navagraha, Kala Bhairava are also available in this temple.