It is one of the largest pilgrimage temples in the District with many devotees visiting every day. The temple is dedicated to a Hindu celibate deity Ayyappan also known as Dharma Shasta, who according to belief is the son of Shiva and Mohini, the feminine incarnation of Vishnu. Ayyappan, also called Dharmasastha and Manikandan, is a Hindu deity popular in Southern.