In olden days the place was
known as Bakularanyam due to the sweet-smelling Bakula flowers which used to
grow there in plenty.
Krita Yuga Brahma Putras installed vishnu(Karunakaramurthy) in the hermitage
of the great sage Vibhandaka and attained salvation by worshipping him.
Tretayuga
Rama returning to Ayodhya from srilanka in Pusbaka viman, viman struck here.
Rama prayed the karunakaramurthy and continued his journey
Ramanuja got his panchasamakaram here from periyanambikal.
Madurantakam tank area was 13 square miles and a depth of 21 feet. every
year rains will damage the villages due to breach in tank. Colonel Blaze
prayed the god to stop the breaches in the tank.this time there was no
breaches. he visited the tank and saw two warriors (Rama
and Lakshmana) bearing bow guarding the bunds.he build the temple for sita
and Rama came to be known as the Erikatha Ramar (Rama who saved the tank).
Unique Feature
Here two sets of urchava deitys are there
