Nagesvarar Temple, Valarpuram

It is believed^{[among whom?]} that Adisesha worshipped Shiva in this temple.^{[citation needed]} The temple is more than 1,000 years old.^{[citation needed]} The presiding deity is called Nageswarar and is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. Dakshinamoorthy, Vinayaga, Vishnu, Brahma and Durga are the Koshta Idols located around the sanctum walls. Mother is called as Sornavalli. She is housed in a separate shrine. There are shrines for Agni Bhairavar, Sekkizhar, Naalvar, Vinayaga, Viswanathar, Subramanya, Navagrahas and Mahalakshmi in the Temple premises. Theertham associated with this Temple is Sanghu Theertham. It is located just opposite to the temple. It is believed that the Theertham was in the shape of a conch (Sanghu), but due to later modifications, it got changed to its current shape. Sthala Vriksham is Vilvam Tree. There are inscriptions belonged to Sundara Pandya talks about his contribution to this Temple. As per the inscription, presiding deity was called asValaikulathu Nageswaramudaiyar.

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar.^[2]