the author r krishnaswamy iyer in this biography mentions about this koti mukteeswarar temple in this village srikanteswarapuram or kunnuvarankottai or kunnapatti as it is now called this temple was near the point of confluence of the rivers before it was damaged by natural calamities like floods the current village was moved km away from this point of confluence and new temple for lord viswanatha was built the villagers point out locals believe that the idol was brought from varanasi or kasi can i add this reference in the main article