Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is located in the Sriperumbudur - Singaperumalkoil road.

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

Indra, the king of Devas, requested his Guru Brihaspathi to suggest a place for him to worship Murugan.

Indra came to Vallakottai, pierced the earth with his weapon Vajrayudha to create a tank to extract water.

[3] The temple is located in Vallakottai, in Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu on the road from Sriperumbudur to Singaperumalkoil.

The sanctum faces East and the image of the presiding deity is 7 ft (2.1 m) tall in standing posture.

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

The temple rituals are performed five times a day: Gho Pooja at 6:30 a.m., Kalasandhi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikala poojai at 8:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., and Arthajama Pooja at 8:15 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for the presiding deities.