 Tirugnana Sambandar and Appar, the 7th-century Tamil "Saivite" poet Nayanmars, venerated Nelliappar in ten verses in "Tevaram", compiled as the "First Tirumurai".Sundarar, an 8th-century nayanmar, also venerated Idaiyatreeswarar in ten verses in "Tevaram", compiled as the "Fifth Tirumurai".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.