 It is known for Tamil poet Kapilar did Vadakirrutal (fast unto death) here, after his friend Vēl Pāri was killed in a battle.It is one of the protected monuments in Tamil Nadu by the Archaeological Survey of India.While on a visit to Ceylon, the ancient female Tamil poet Avvaiyar was caught up in a torrential rain, and took shelter in the house of two women of lower caste, Angavay and Sangavay.