This temple was constructed before the Viswanatha Swamy Temple of Kalpathy. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu and faces east. The other deities of the temple are Viswaksena Garuda and Nagaraja (the serpent god). The temple is well protected with giant compound walls on all four sides.

Emoon Bhagavati Temple, Ganapati Temple, Shiva Temple and Shri Ayyappa Temple are other temples in the vicinity.