Opiliappan Koil, also known as thiru Vinnagar is a very sacred place like Thirupathi. The the important divyadesam like Thirupathi. The legend of this sthala is found in Brahmanda purana in Sanskrit.This place is about 5 miles to the east of Kumbakonam and buses ply often. Today the pavithrostham Karudasevai is perfomed here.