Immediately to the left of the gopura entrance there is a small shrine dedicated to Varadaraja. It con- sists of a high adhistana, an Antarala a Garbhagriha and a Vimana above, belonging to the vesara order. The walls of the Garbha- griha of this shrine are decorated with four pilasters, those of the Antarala with one pilaster and the back wall with four pilasters. There is a doorway in the front finked by a pilaster on either side and surmounted by a kapota T minted with nasikas surmounted by simhalalata. There is another kapota above the walls similarly decorated. The sanctum contains a stone image of Varadaraja.
