agaraja Temple is an early large temple found in the city of (Nagarkōyil) near the southern tip of , India. Its dating is uncertain but likely pre-12th-century. The main sanctum is dedicated to the Nagaraja – the king of serpents. Padmanabham (1985), Heritage Of The Tamils Temple Arts, Editors: SV Subramanian and G Rajendran, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Since the 17th-century, new Hindu shrines have been added to the temple complex attracting devotees of Krishna (Vishnu), as well as Shaiva and Shakti Hindus.[1] The original iconography of the Tirthankaras and Padmavati Devi have and continue to remain a part of the sacred pantheon close to the temple’s main sanctum
The temple has three shrines. The oldest and the main shrine’s deity remains the original The second shrine is dedicated to Ananthakrishna (baby dancing on a coiled snake) with Rukmini and Satyabhama. The third shrine is dedicated to The mandapa includes six icons of and a goddess such as Parsvanatha and Padmavati Devi with rare, non-standard emblems (all lions). It also includes those of Hindu deities such as Subrahmanya Swami, Ganesha and Devi Bhagavati.