One of the seven Pithru Kadan Nivarthi (absolution of ancestral debts) sthalams. Performing Tharpanam here on Amavasya (New Moon day) is very special. It is one of the seven temples associated with paying off ancestral debts (Pitru Kadan Nivarthi), along with Kasi, Rameswaram, Thiruvenkadu, Gaya, Thiriveni Sangamam, and Thilatharpanapuri