Mailam or Mayilam is located fifteen kilometres from Tindivanam and thirty from Pondicherry. The temple, situated on a small hill, is connected with Bomayapalaiyam village on the Coromandel coast, very near to Pondicherry, where a Veera Saiva mutt is found.
The name bomma or bomme is said to be derived from brāhmana. This was a village donated to brahmans, as is confirmed by the sthala purāna.in which Bomayapalaiyam is also named Brahmapuram.