Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day annual Vaikunta Ekadasi during the Tamil month of Margazhi (December - January).

Deivachillayar (Mayilerum perumal), the son-in-law of the minister of Viswanatha, played a key role in the construction of the temple.

Detailed account of his work in the temple is extolled in Deivachillayar vidu thoothu by Kumaraswamy Avadaniyar and also in the History of Tinnelvelly by Caldwell.

[1] The copper plates from Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagara Empire indicate grants to light lamps perpetually and lay gardens.

The villages Ariyakulam, Kodikulam, Kuthukaval, Puthaneri, Pottukalam, Sriramakulam and Alikudi were donated to the temple for the performance of daily poojas.

The sanctum houses the image of Venkatachalapathy in standing posture 4 ft (1.2 m) is made of granite sporting four arms.

[3] The Jeeyar mandap houses lot of pillars with images of ladies hold lamps as in Kerala temples.

The Sorga vasal (gateway to heaven) is located to the west of Yagasalai Mandap and is open only during the ten-day Vaikunta Ekadasi festival.

[1][4] The composite columns of Virabhadra holding sword and horn are found be additions of the Vijayanayagara kings during the early 1500s.

It is inferred from the inscriptions that the temple priests performed pooja five times a day during the 16th century, strictly following agamic tradition.