It
has three clear out portions. In the innermost part, there
is set up the adorable image of Mulavar in standing posture
with a staff in his hand. This exquisitely sculptured icon
is seen draped in simple kawpeenam - loin cloth; for he
renounced all the worldly possessions and ostentatious apparels
or glittrering jewels on the day of his setting foot here.
But the priests decorate him during evening hours deftly
with costly royel clothes that virtually gives him an imperial
look and dignified status.
This Rajalankaram with splendid diamond studded crown on
head, bedecked with shimmering silks from neck to feet and
dazzling jewels and fragrant pushpamalas over his chest
is a sight to be seen and enjoyed than read or heard. Visitors
drink in the exotic beauty of this prince charming with
their eyes and pray soulfully for several boons seeing in
him multifarious forms depending upon their mental make
up and instinctive nature. Balasubramanyar for urchins,
Shanmugasundaram for artists; Devasenapathi for valorous
youth; Swaminathan for the theists hankering for divine
wisdom, Gnanapandithan for saints, Vallikanthan for the
loving couple and the like.
