A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines.
The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower.
The sanctum of the temple is believed to have been carved out in a single stone.
The image of Nanjundeswarar in the form of Lingam is housed in the sanctum.
It is made of granite and appears red in colour.
The northern part of the temple houses the image of Ulaganayagi, the consort of Nanjundeswarar.
The vimana, the shrine over the sanctum of Nanjundeswarar is similar to the ones in North Indian temples, with a spiral structure.
The metal image of Chandrasekara is unique that the full image of Ganga is sculpted unlike the other temples where Shiva is sported with cresecent alone.
The shrine also houses the images of Vinayaka, Subramanya, Veerabhadra, Rishabandika, Palani Andavar, Mahishasuramardini, Anjaneya and Nataraja on the walls.
 Shiva in one of the sculptures is portrayed as a hunter, while Parvathi as a dancer.
The Vinayaka idol is sported with one of his legs bent, while image of Kali is sported with a dancing posture.
There are sculptures depicting Machavallabha emerging out of fish, soldier armed with sword and a goat worshipping Shiva.
There are also sculptures of live creatures like cow, goat, elephant, swan, fish, snake, yali, horse, pig, tiger and bull.
Similar to the Meenakshi Amman temple, there are six 6 ft (1.8 m) elephants guarding the sactum of Nanjundeswarar.
There are miniature sculptures of Rishabaruda, Balasubramanya, Kali, Brahma and Lakshmi Narayana on both sides of the elephants.
The image of Subramanya is sported with twelve arms.
A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower. The sanctum of the temple is believed to have been carved out in a single stone. The image of Nanjundeswarar in the form of Lingam is housed in the sanctum. It is made of granite and appears red in colour. The northern part of the temple houses the image of Ulaganayagi, the consort of Nanjundeswarar. The vimana, the shrine over the sanctum of Nanjundeswarar is similar to the ones in North Indian temples, with a spiral structure. The metal image of Chandrasekara is unique that the full image of Ganga is sculpted unlike the other temples where Shiva is sported with cresecent alone. The shrine also houses the images of Vinayaka, Subramanya, Veerabhadra, Rishabandika, Palani Andavar, Mahishasuramardini, Anjaneya and Nataraja on the walls.  Shiva in one of the sculptures is portrayed as a hunter, while Parvathi as a dancer. The Vinayaka idol is sported with one of his legs bent, while image of Kali is sported with a dancing posture. There are sculptures depicting Machavallabha emerging out of fish, soldier armed with sword and a goat worshipping Shiva. There are also sculptures of live creatures like cow, goat, elephant, swan, fish, snake, yali, horse, pig, tiger and bull. Similar to the Meenakshi Amman temple, there are six 6 ft (1.8 m) elephants guarding the sactum of Nanjundeswarar. There are miniature sculptures of Rishabaruda, Balasubramanya, Kali, Brahma and Lakshmi Narayana on both sides of the elephants. The image of Subramanya is sported with twelve arms.
Nanjundeswarar temple, Karamadai