 One of Lord Shiva's temple is called as Aabathsahaayeswara (God who helps during problems) temple, which was constructed by Raja Raja Chola (who built Thanjavur "Big temple"), is located in a vast landscape in Kovilpathu (a sub-division of Budalur).This temple has got songs from Ancient Devotees of Lord Shiva like Sundarar etc..There are many temples located near by budalur, like lord uthirakaruppu belongs to the kodumbalur arayar or (now kodumburar) who were the rulers of Kodumbalur and later migrated from kodumbalur following the wedding of Vanathi, the daughter of Kodumbalur Athiyamaan to Raja Raja Chola the Ist.