The ancient name of the main deity at the Vyaghrapurisvara temple at Tiruppullivanam was Tiruppulivanam-Udaiya Nayanar and the temple. This Shiva temple is a foundation of the days of Pallava Nandivarman II and thus belongs to the eighth century CE. This temple must have originally been in brick and later was rebuilt in stone in the time of Kulottunga I (1070-1122 CE). The pillared hall (mandapa) in front of the central shrine is on wheels and is perhaps one of the earliest temples having the chariot-structure for one of its constituents. The superstructure (vimana) is covered with pilaster and stucco. References: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, pp. 257-258, S.R. Balasubrahmanyam, 1979, pp. 36-40.