 For example, Agastya is featured inside or outside of the temple walls and sometimes as guardian at the entrance ("dvarapala"), with or without a potbelly, with or without a receding hairline, with or without a dagger and sword.Rock cut temples and caves, such as the 8th century Pandya rock temples group, show Agastya.The shrine to Agastya at the Pothigai hill source of the river is mentioned in both Ilango Adigal's "Silappatikaram" and Chithalai Chathanar's "Manimekhalai" epics.