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This is where a hunter, though inadvertently, did archanai to Lord Shiva with vilva leaves on Maha Shivarathri night.

Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu are the Dwarapalakas in this temple.

Nandi faces away from the Lord.

While sage Thavamuni was performing penance, a hunter was chasing a deer. The Muni gave asylum to the animal. The hunter began to attack the Muni. Seeing this, Lord Shiva came there in the form of a tiger and chased the hunter. 

The hunter climbed a tree for protection and stayed on the tree waiting for the departure of tiger waiting to kill him. It was Maha Shivarathri night. The hunter, to keep himself awake, picked the Vilva leaves and was dropping it.

 The leaves fell on the tiger, which was but Lord Shiva himself and thus unknowingly performed a Shiva Puja on the holy Shivarathri day. The Lord gave Darshan and salvation to the hunter.

The Lord of Death Yama came there to take away the life of the hunter. Nandi was indifferent to the visit of Yama and did not check him. Lord Shiva, in the form of Dakshinamurthy was angry with Nandi for negligence of duty. Nandi immediately bound Yama by his breath. Yama worshipped Shiva and made a tank opposite to the temple performed pujas and took leave.