The temple has four gopurams (towers), the tallest with nine tiers (on the southern side) and the other three with seven tiers. Of the four gopurams, the eastern one with nine kalasams is the most ancient among all.

However, during the 10-day Brahmotsavam festival in the Tamil month of Chithirai, the Lord exits the temple to offer His blessings to the masses via the southern gopuram.

On entering through the eastern gopuram, a 4-pillar mandapam with Lord Ganesha and Lord Muruga as the "Dwarapalakas" (gatekeepers) welcomes you, and one could also find a 16-pillar mandapam on the left.

In the western gopuram, there are engravings which preach the philosophy that animals, humans, devas, and every other being can perform Shiva Pooja, emphasizing equal rights to all devotees.

One will also find the"Aamai (Tortoise) Mandapam" built in the 18th century, and whose architecture resembles the 100-pillar mandapam at Varadarajar Perumal temple in Kancheepuram.

This mandapam gets its name from the "Bali Peedam" in the shape of a tortoise shell, upon which Pooja is carried out. Further, it hosts Kalyana Utsavam (Wedding Ceremony for Lord and Goddess), Nataraja Abhishekam, and other key festivals, with scriptures portraying Lord Shiva's actions leelas.

The sacred sanctums at this divine temple include Lord Prathyacha Vedagiri, Lord Vanduvana Vinayagar, Lord Ekambaranadhar, Lord Jambukeswarar, Lord Arunachaleswarar, Lord Somaskandar, Lord Athamanathar, and Lord Arumugaswami.

In the prakaram of the temple, the tank, Nandi Thirtham, is located. It has a huge Nandi (mount of Shiva), facing Vedagiriswarar on the hilltop. The absence of a Nandi before the presiding deity on the hilltop is a unique feature.

The mahamandapam that fringes the inner gopuram (Rishi Gopuram) contains a fine sculptural representation of a 7-feet tall Agora Veerabhadrar (Shiva in ferocious form), a colossal figure seven feet high.

One could also see the statues of 63 Nayanmars, saints who sang hymns in praise of Lord Shiva. A similar image can be seen at the Meenakshi temple in Madurai.

The prakaram around the sanctum of Lord Bhaktavachaleswarar (the presiding deity of the temple) has many images. The shape of the vimanam of the temple is peculiar, resembling the Buddhist viharas in the North, since the spherical top portion is cut in front.

It was here that Lord Shiva appeared before the Tamil saint Manickavasagar, in the form of Dakshinamurthi, and initiated him into the secrets of the holy Panchaksharam.

The plantain tree is the sthala vriksham of the temple. Behind the linga, one could see the statues of Lord Somaskandar (Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvathy, and Lord Muruga as a child) engraved on the wall.