 On the day of yearly "Chitra Pournami", the full moon of the Tamil calendar, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims come from across the world to worship Thayumanaswami.Tirugnana Sambandar, a 7th-century Tamil "Saivite" poet, venerated Thayumanavar in eleven verses in "Tevaram", compiled as the "First Tirumurai".Appar, a contemporary of Sambandar, also venerated Thayumanavar in 10 verses in "Tevaram", compiled as the "Fifth Tirumurai".