Antiquity and deities

Antiquity of the temples of district cannot be determined in terms of age of the idol or structures of the temple. The antiquity of each temple may, therefore, be decided based on legend or history. It may be difficult to collect data of all temples and to enumerate its details. The deities of the district are mainly Goddess Bhadrakali or Bhagavathy, Lord Vishnu, Lord Siva, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Subramanya, Lord Sastha etc based on various kalpa or sankalpa (concept). Combination of sankalpa such as Sankara-Narayana etc is also there. According to the available sources, Siva temples constitute largest number in the district. About 31 per cent of temples are dedicated to Lord Siva. About 22 per cent of the temples belong to Sastha Kalpa while Durga temples constitute 17 per cent. Temples with 15 per cent of temples fall under Vishnu kalpa; 07 per cent under Ganapathy kalpa; 02 per cent each under Subramanya and Combined kalpa; and 13 per cent fall under others.