 Lakshmi stays with Him on His Chest on the left side while Padmavathi rests on His Chest's right side.The first recorded endowment was made by Pallava queen Samavai in the year 966 CE.She donated many jewels and two parcels of land (one 10 acres and other 13 acres) and ordered to use the revenues generated from that land to be used for the celebration of major festivals in the temple.