Abhisheka is also a special form of puja prescribed by Agamic injunction. The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship based on Vaikasana Agamic tradition. The means of worship in the Agamic religions differs from the Vedic form. The festivals and daily rituals do not adhere to standard Hindu Agamic or Buddhist rituals. Ayyanar in Agamic temple is usually called Sastha or Dharma sastha. The description of Kalantaka is found in Agamic texts. This is also present in the agamic work "Dyana Ratnavali". The wingless agamic wasp is between long. Nandi got the divine-knowledge of Agamic and Tantric wisdom taught by Shiva, from goddess Parvati. It is an agamic temple, built in the Dravidian style. In Agamic schools of Hinduism, the Vedic literature and the Agamas are equally authoritative.