Padagachery Sri Ramalinga swamigal:
Padagachery Sri Ramalinga swamigal (NOT the Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal) is a great saint who lived (1876-1949) here. He was born in Coimbatore and stayed on here to renovate old temples and built new ones with aid from philanthropists. The significance of Sri Padagachery Swamigal was felt and put on record by none other than His Holiness Jagath Guru Sri Chandrasekarendhra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi mutt.
He was known for feeding the poor and animals. He used to do Bairava Pooja. During one of his Bairava poojas, he asked to put 108 leaves first and serve food. Then from different directions, 108 dogs came, took the prasad and vanished. People couldn’t recognise from where they came and to where they vanished. After that only devotees were served.
The stick he had used and the Kamandalam are present in the mutt here.
Outside the sanctum on the river bank stands a Rudraksham tree (beeds) and it’s a beautiful serene atmosphere.
His Samadhi is interestingly situated near Chennai Thiruvotriyur Vadivudai Amman temple