 As the temple is revered in "Tevaram", it is classified as "Paadal Petra Sthalam", one of the 276 temples that find mention in the Saiva canon.Muthukumaraswamy in the temple is revered in "Tirupugazh", the hymns of Arunagirinathar, a 15th-century saint.Thayumanavar (1705–1742), a Saiva Siddantha saint has glorified the presiding deity in his verses.