Pidari Ekaveeri at the Tiruvalanchuzhi Temple is a fierce guardian deity whose captivating smile contrasts strikingly with her fearsome appearance. The eight-armed goddess wields an array of weapons and wears a garland of human skulls.
R. Kalaikovan of the Dr. Rajamanickanar Centre for Historical Research says the idols is the probably oldest identifiable Pidari image in Tamil Nadu. Although several inscriptions from the Chola period refer to Pidari deities, the corresponding images have rarely been identified, he adds