He got deliverance from curse on a Full Moon Day of Chithirai (Tamil calender month). Indra came with his Iravatha (white color elephant) and worshipped the Deity.
Agasthiyar, Vakkilliyar, Kanva and other sages worshipped the Deity.He was blessed with Jnana Upedesa (initiation into the mysteries of Wisdom) by the Lord. Brahma, installed a Sivalinga in a dense forest (Vana) containing Pathiri trees (hence the name Padala vanam) and worshipped the Lord daily.The box is opened only once in a year with all rituals. She is kept in the temple and being worshipped. Main deity: Sundareswarar with Abhirami ammaiĪ big box, containing a beautiful half portion (hip to head) wooden image of the Goddess Kali, now being called Petti kali amman, with eight hands which was floating on the river Cauvery, drifted ashore here. Location: 3 kms from Kumbakonam in the Chennai highway Koranattu Karuppur Shiva temple and Petti Kali amman Kumbakonam – Thiruppananthal ( Anaikkarai / Chennai)