The Abhaya Pradhan Temple or Uyyavantha Perumal Temple is one of the five Vishnu temples linked with the five Pandava brothers, the principal characters of the Mahabharata. It is believed that Arjuna, one of the brothers, performed absolution at this site. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars