The Sanctum Sanctorum and the Vimaanam indicate the temple is quite ancient.
Vaishnavite Temples – Nagapattinam District
Ananthanarayana Perumal, Abaranadhari
The deity used to be adorned with jewels from head to toe and thus the name of the village.
Varadanarayana Perumal, Vadakalathur
A representative image of Anjaneya appeared on top of the milk when the idol was immersed before installation.
Kothandaramar, Mahendrapalli
A small south facing temple which could be old, but has been renovated recently.
Renganadhar, Vadarangam
This is on the banks of the adjoining Kollidam River and was submerged some time ago.
Varadarajar, Vilanagar
The Varadaraja Perumal idol here is tall with his consorts on either side.