 It is famous for a Hindu Math called "Shri Vidya Peetam" which is present at this place.The Kumbhabhishekam event held at this place attracts a number of devotees.The history of the "Shri Vidya Peetam" can be traced to a sadhu named "Thotakacharya", who was a disciple of Adi Shankara and the first pontiff of the "Uttaramnaya Jyotish Peetam", a Hindu institution, located in Badrinath.