The temple is administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The temple has a seven tiered gateway tower, a tank, with the overall temple area covering 1 acre. The temple has been in vogue from the Pallava times of the 7th century and widely expanded by Chola kings during the 11th century. The temple is closely associated with the saint poet Sundarar and Pattinathar. All the Three of Thevaram Moovar (Appar, Samandar and Sundarar) has rendered Thevaram songs in this temple. The temple is revered by the Tevaram hymns of Saiva nayanars, the 7th century Tamil saint poets and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. It is located in Tiruvottiyur in the northern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Thyagaraja Temple (also called as Vadivudai Amman Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva.
