Lord Siva
Lord Siva is the main deity of the temple. Lord Siva in the form of �Linga� is to signify the philosophy of God being both with form and formless. As one of the Hindu trinity, Lord Siva occupies a pride of place in Hindu temples and a special place in Tamil Hindu devotees. Though he is portrayed as �Linga� in the main alter he has taken many forms to enable the devotees to cherish and adore. As Dakshinamurthy, Lord Siva appears as teacher to seven Rishis (Saints). As Arthanareeswarar he appears as Parvathi amman and Lord Siva in one body, depicting the complementary nature of the genders in life. He also appears as Nadarajah, the Lord of cosmic dance. This is to make devotees realize by his perpetual dace the world undergoes; the cycle of Evolution (Creation), Revolution (Sustenance) and Resolution (Re-absorption) is done by hiom. The �Vigraha� of Linga installed at the temple is not manmade statue. It was picked up in the holy waters of the Ganges near Kasi ( Banares) and was kept in puja before installation. The Sivalingam in the main sanctuum is formed by spontaneous growth of its own and therefore called “Vidankeeswarar”, the largest ever seen in North America. The moorthi installed here is named as �Vaidyanatha Swamy�.
Parvathi Devi
The consort of Lord Siva is installed in a beautiful alter on the left side of Lord Siva. The �vigraha� itself is cute granite one with divine grace and beauty personified. She is called �Thaiyal Nayaki� . There are special festivals (Adipooram) celebrated at this alter and the main festival will be the Navarathiri in Sept � Oct. of every year.
Lord Ganesha
Lord Ganesha, also known as Vinayaka or Pillaiar in Tamil, is the eldest son of Lord Siva. He is the first deity worshipped by Hindus in any function, religious ritual or festival inclusive of praying in the temple. This alter is on the right of Lord Siva. The name of the Lord installed in the temple is �Katpaka Vinayakar�.
Lord Murugan
Lord Murugan is also known as Subraanyan and Kartikeyan. This alter is also in the left of Lord Siva. Lord Murugan is the second son of Lord Siva and is considered as the commander- in � chief of the divine army. He is the main deity worshipped by the Tamils around the world. The name of the deity in the temple is � Selva Muthukumara Swamy�.
Navagrahas
Hindus traditionally believe that the planets Sun, Moon, Sevvai (Mars), Bhudan (Mercury), Viyalan (Jupiter), Sukkiran (Venus), Sani (Saturn) and two other celestial features of Ragu and Kethu- have considerable influence on the life of mankind and they are worshipped in all Saivite temples. Special puja to Sani is very popular in the month of Puraaasi (Sept-Oct), and also to Sevvai in Aadi month. Specific �Santhi Homa� or special pujas are conducted at the temple to reduce or remove the difficulties in life by the influence of one or the other of Navagraha.
Gana Bhairavar
One of the manifestations of Lord Siva is known as ‘Bhairavar’ and in this form; He is the patron deity of Kasi. In Tamil tradition, he is considered the guardian of the village or Temple and is a tradition to leave the keys to the Temple every night at His feet after closing the Temple.
Suriya Bhagvan
It is the personification of Sun that has been worshipped from ancient times like in many other ancient religions. Here the God who is beyond attributes is worshipped as Sun. As the existence of earth is not possible without sun, so it is not possible without the God. The great Gayathiri mantra is chanted to invoke the blessings of Suriyanarayanan. It is so widely chanted in India it is referred as the national Mantra.