Pugal Chola is depicted wearing regal clothes and a crown, with folded hands (see Anjali mudra) and with a sword in crook of his hand.
A holy day in his honour is observed in the Tamil month of Adi, where the moon enters the Krittika Nakshatra (lunar mansion).
He receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars.
Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu.
Their images are taken out in procession in festivals.

One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) mentions Pugal Chola in hymn to various Nayanar saints.
He is described to have been killed in war in Karuvur.
Pugal Chola is depicted wearing regal clothes and a crown, with folded hands (see Anjali mudra) and with a sword in crook of his hand. A holy day in his honour is observed in the Tamil month of Adi, where the moon enters the Krittika Nakshatra (lunar mansion). He receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars. Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. Their images are taken out in procession in festivals.
One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) mentions Pugal Chola in hymn to various Nayanar saints. He is described to have been killed in war in Karuvur.
Pugal Chola