The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Angala Parameshwari, an incarnation of Parvati, who is believed to have taken the form of a large anthill resembling a pregnant woman.

[1] The temple is located in Ramapuram locality of Putlur, a village in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, around 38 km west of Chennai.

[2] The goddess appears in the form of a natural anthill resembling a woman suffering from labour pain, lying with her mouth open.

[3] There are shrines to Ganesh, Nataraja, Madurai Veeran, Subrahmanya, Dakshinamurti and the philosopher-saint Valluvar near the sanctum sanctorum.

[5][6][7] Important festivals include Shivarathri, Masi Magam, the Fridays in the Tamil month of Aadi, and new moon days.