As per Hindu legend, the face of Ranganatha was found under an anthill in the place where the Kattariyar tribe was residing.

Four daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the fifteen-day annual Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Maasi (February–March), Vaikunta Ekadasi and Ramanuja Jayanti being the most prominent.

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

[1] As per a modern legend, a British general was trying to build a railway line bisecting the temple.

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

[4] The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

The temple rituals are performed four times a day: Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m. and Aravanai Pooja at 8:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Ranganathaswamy and Ranganayagi.

Various festivals are celebrated in the temple, of which fifteen-day annual Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Maasi (February–March), Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Ramanuja Jayanti being the most prominent.

[6] Southern railways used to operate free services from Coimbatore to Mettupalayam till 1983 during the annual chariot festival.