there are life-size idols of various gods and goddesses in the temple, some of them larger-than-life sized. the most imposing of all is the sahasralingam, a huge stone "lingam" (form of god shiva) measuring 9.5 feet in height and weighing 20 tons, which has 1007 lingams carved within, with a "nandhi" (the bull) measuring 5 feet long and 4 feet high facing the lingam. other deities in the temple are panchamukha heramba ganapathy, kamala siddhi vinayakar, bhuvaneshwari amman, panchamukha aanjaneyar, veera sarabeswarar, saniswarar, swaminathaswamy (skanda), dattatreyar, prathyankara devi, sri chakra maha meru, ayyapan, ashtadasabhuja durga parameswari, sudarshana chakrathazhwar, lakshmi narasimhar.