 "Madurai Kanchi" details the Thiruvonam festival celebrated in the temple.Koodal Azhagar temple is revered in "Nalayira Divya Prabhandam", the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Periazhwar, Thirumalisai Alvar and Thirumangai Azhwar.The temple is classified as a "Divyadesam", one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book.