Just below them Siva in the form of a swyambu is found.The presiding deities, facing North, are Mutharamman and Gnanamoorthy.

Once Varamuni, a rishi did not give proper respect to Agastya.

Lord Siva, in turn, asked them to worship Parvati and get relieved from him.

At that time, through the yaga, a baby girl namely Lalitambikai appeared.

During this festival, devotees from all over Tamil Nadu fast for 91, 48, 41, 31, 21, 11 days and take Kumbha wearing various costumes.

[3] During the festival processions are held round the various houses and special swords with a curved hook at the end called palli val (great or honourable sword) are carried by the Vannathar worshippers.These swords are worshipped during the Dusserah festival in October and in some shrines they form the only emblem of the deity[5]