Other Shrines: Besides the shrine of Lord Vishnu the temple premises has few other shrines in the temple premises, dedicated to other deities and saints.  These are the following:

Mayurvalli Tayyar Shrine:

The goddess Mayurvalli Tayyar is depicted as sitting in the Padmasana, or the cross-legged pose. The upper hands hold Nilotpalas or the blue lotus flowers. The lower right hand is in Abhaya Hasta pose or the protection giving pose and the lower left hand is in Varada Hasta pose which symbolizes giving, compassion, and charity. The goddess is called Mayuravalli which means the one with the eyes of a peacock. She is called thus because Mylapore, the area in which the temple currently stands, is the ancient place called Mayurapuri, as stated in the Puranas, and it was named so because there were many peacocks (Mayur) in the region.

Kondandaramaswamy Shrine

The temple has a shrine of Kodandaramaswamy where Lord Rama is depicted with his bow or the Kodanda in his left hand and the arrow in his right hand. He stands ... More

Other Shrines: Besides the shrine of Lord Vishnu the temple premises has few other shrines in the temple premises, dedicated to other deities and saints.  These are the following:

Mayurvalli Tayyar Shrine:

The goddess Mayurvalli Tayyar is depicted as sitting in the Padmasana, or the cross-legged pose. The upper hands hold Nilotpalas or the blue lotus flowers. The lower right hand is in Abhaya Hasta pose or the protection giving pose and the lower left hand is in Varada Hasta pose which symbolizes giving, compassion, and charity. The goddess is called Mayuravalli which means the one with the eyes of a peacock. She is called thus because Mylapore, the area in which the temple currently stands, is the ancient place called Mayurapuri, as stated in the Puranas, and it was named so because there were many peacocks (Mayur) in the region.

Kondandaramaswamy Shrine

The temple has a shrine of Kodandaramaswamy where Lord Rama is depicted with his bow or the Kodanda in his left hand and the arrow in his right hand. He stands with three bends in the body, also called the Tribhanga posture. He wears a crown or a Kirita Mukuta. Sita is on the right of Rama, standing in the Sambhanga posture, or with no bend in the body. She wears a crown known as Karanda Mukuta. She holds a Nilotpala, or the blue lotus flower in her left hand and the right hand hangs down freely. Lakshmana stands to the left of Rama. His height is lesser than that of Rama but he is depicted in almost the same way as the latter.

Anjaneya Mandapam

This shrine is dedicated to Lord Hanuman known as the Anjaneya Mandapa. He is shown with his right hand on his mouth, as a token of loyalty, and his left hand hanging down freely.

Alwar Shrines

There is the shrine of Pei Alwar, one of the first three Alwars, along with the shrines of the other Alwars.

Andal Shrine

There is a separate shrine of Andal, who was the only female saint among the twelve Alwars.

Other Structures

On the north side of the temple there is Vahana Mandapam where the temple vehicles are kept. There is a Kalyana Mandapam in the temple where special ceremonies take place. A pipal tree also stands in the temple precincts, which is considered sacred. In the north-east corner of the temple premise is the temple tank.