South India and her Muhammadan Invaders c11.s1.6

c11.s1.6

The memory of this particular migration of the idol is preserved in the temple where in the north-eastern corner of the outer Maṇḍapa, in the first line round the sanctum, there is a chamber containing a wall painting of this Suratāṇi (Sultana), popularly called Tulukkachchi Nāchiyār. At break of day worship is offered to her and to the god, with bread and butter, which is a special feature of this particular temple in regard to this particular deity.