 The temple's main shrines and its two "prakarams" (outer courtyards) are on top of the hill, while a hall and the temple tank are located at the foothills.Shiva is believed to have transformed himself into an ant hill and tilted his head at this place to enable ants to climb up and worship him.Erumbeeswarar is revered in the canonical 7th-century Tamil Saiva work the "Tevaram", written by Tamil saint poets known as nayanmars and classified as "Paadal Petra Sthalam".