Nandi elders then decided that Kobogoi and his bother be groomed into leaders. The elders convinced a reluctant Kibogoi to accept that he had supernatural powers and could communicate with God.

Unlike most Shiva temples where Nandi, Lord Shiva’s loyal attendant, faces the Shivalinga inside the sanctum, here, Nandi gazes upon the Arunachala Hill, recognizing it as the embodiment of Shiva.