And the bala shani bagavan also there for first 2.5 years shani dosha The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil poet saints known as the nayanars thirugnanasambandhar and appar swamy and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

Vinayaka, 2. valli devasena sametha subramanya, 3. somaskanda, 4. amman and 5. chandikeshwarar all five (pancha moorthis going to river cauvery for theerthavaari) is the major festival in the temple.

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

At one stage, the king wanted to restore to a decent life and found a yogi who advised him to visit Thiruvisanallur.

[3] In modern times, the temple is now maintained and administered by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

[4] The Sivayoginathar Temple is believed to be built at the spot where eight Siva yogis attained salvation and merged with the lingam.

[5] The temple is revered in the verses of Tevaram, the 7th century Saivite canonical work by the three saint poets, namely, Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar.

The temple rituals are performed four times a day; Kalasanthi at 9:00 a.m., Uchikalam at noon, Sayarakshai at 5:30 p.m., and Ardha Jamam at 7:30 p.m. Each ritual comprises four steps: on kala santhi and sayaraksha hadabhisheka (sacred bath), alangaram (decoration), naivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Sivayoginathar and Soundaranayagi.

They are combined and maintained share administrated with Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.