The 7th century Saiva canonical work Tevaram by Tirugnanasambandar mentions the place as "Tirumukkiswaram".
In 1951, idols of Lord Nataraja, Tirugnanasambandar, Somaskandar, Pillaiyar and two other goddesses from the Later Chola period were recovered by a farmer Annamuthu Padaiyachi in his field.
The 7th century Saiva canonical work Tevaram by Appar and Tirugnanasambandar mentions the place as "Tirumaraikadu".