Sri Vaidyanathar temple in Kanjiraghat and Sri Krishnan temple in Tiruchambaram are very to this temple.

It is the belief of the devotees that pregnant women will deliver the child blessed with noble traits, knowledge, good health and fame if they pray and worship in the temples of Lord Rajarajeswarar, Lord Vaidyanathar and Lord Krishna in a single day and have Their darshan.

The management offers ghee in a small mud pot, which people worship placing it in the steps of the sanctum sanctorum.

A king belonging to Samoria dynasty was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva and he dissolved with the Shivalinga while in prayer. The death message of any one in the king’s family is communicated first to Lord Rajarajeswarar temple. The tradition continues even today.

Change in admission to women in the temple:

Women are not allowed into the temple during day time either in the morning or evening. They are allowed into the temple only after the Athazha Puja at 8.30 p.m. when Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathi grace together. That too only for 15 minutes. The temple closes for the day at 8.30 p.m. sharp.

Of the many names attributed to Lord Shiva, Rajarajeswarar has special significance. This is one of 108 renowned Shiva temples in Kerala. The antiquity of the Shivalinga in the temple goes back to more than 1000 years.

Sage Mandhadha was gifted with a Linga by Lord Shiva in recognition of his penance and advised him to install it in a place where there was no cremation ground. Searching for such a place, the sage finally chose Thaliparamaba qualifying Lord’s advice. After the age of the sage, the Linga disappeared.

His son Musukundan followed the footsteps of his father, performed penance and got a Shivalinga from the Lord. After his time, that Linga also disappeared.

After a few centuries then, a king Sadasoman by name performed severe penance on Lord Shiva as advised by Sage Agasthya. Lord Shiva graced him with a Shivalinga in recognition of his penance which is installed in the temple built then.