This is a small village situated on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It assumed religious importance owing to the existence of a Siva Temple containing a life-sized bull carved out of Black stone.

There are many temples near the Siva Temple but they are covered with sand dunes and their Gopurams are only visible. They were recently excavated. The Siva temple contains inscriptions dating back to the 12th century A.D. These inscriptions mention that this village was granted continuance by a commander-in-chief of the Cholas so that devotees could continue to worship in the temple. The Sivaratri festival  celebrated here is attended by a large number of devotees.