A Chola period Ayyanar sculpture is found at Neerpazhani in a field that lies to the north east of the village near a tarn. Neerpazhani, a village in Kulattur taluk of Pudukkottai district is about 35kms from the headquarters Pudukkottai and the village is credited with a Chola period Siva temple known in the name Valarmathi Iswaram.
Ayyanar, a popular folk deity of Tamil Nadu is found in gigantic colourful statues mounted on a horse or sometimes accompanied by horse or elephant. Ayyanar worship in Tamil region can be traced back to pre-Pallava era. The Ayyanar of Neerpazhani is seated on a pedestal in utkutikasana with his right leg dangling down and resting on a footrest whereas his left leg is folded upright on the pedestal. The yogapatta is entwining the folded left leg and his waist. The God is shown with two hands; right hand is in kat̩aka and holding the a stalk, probably chendu and his left hand is stretched elegantly over his folded left leg. The deity is beautifully decked with variety of ornaments, hair dressing and attire. The locks are arranged as heavy jatabhara, and decked with ornamental head patta besides, a crescent moon is shown on the right side. Such style of hair dressing is commonly seen in Dakshinamurti sculptures. The deity is draped in short attire extending upto the thighs and the attire is fastened by the hip belt. Above the lower drapery, the idaikattu is slackly worn and the heavy pleats of the idaikattu are shown spreading on the pitha in which the deity is seated. The deity is lavishly decked with ornaments; the elongated ears are adorned with patrakundala in the right and makarakundala in the left. Kandigai, charapali are the ornaments adorning the neck, the arms are decked with keyura and kankanas besides bahuvalai is worn in the shoulders. Udarabandha is worn around the abdomen, pariyagam and thazhseri are worn in the ankle. The Yajñōpavita is worn in upavita fashion. Lord Ayyanar is shown as a young lad and in slight grin.
The attributes of the sculpture place it to Chola period, probably later part of 11th or 12th century C.E.