The town of Vikravandi, located between Tindivanam and Viluppuram, has three temples of historical significance – the Bhuvaneswarar temple and Agasteeswarar temple for Lord Siva, and the Varadaraja Perumal temple for Lord Vishnu. Unfortunately, no historical information is available for any of these three temples.

Modern day Vikravandi was on the trade route from Thanjavur to Kanchipuram, and going by the architecture here, this temple for Lord Siva as Bhuvaneswarar must be at least 1000 years old, placing it in the medieval to late Chola period.

Although the temple is east-facing, the main entrance is from the west. There is no raja gopuram, but a flat mottai gopuram welcomes us into the temple.

There is no dhwajasthambham, but a bali peetham and Nandi mandapam are located in front of the maha mandapam, which houses the garbhagriham for the moolavar and the Natarajar shrine. On the left is a smaller shrine for the Tevaram naalvar, along with a smaller lingam for Kasi Viswanathar. Two beautifully crafted dwarapalakas flank the entrance to the garbhagriham. There is a separate east-facing shrine for Bhuvaneswari Amman, located to the right of the main shrine, signifying the kalyana kolam of the divine couple.

In the koshtams are Vinayakar, Dakshinamurti, Maha Vishnu Brahma and Durga. In the prakaram are Vinayakar, Murugan with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, Chandikeswarar, navagraham and other deities. The outer walls of the main shrine have various inscriptions, though it is not known whether these have been deciphered by experts.

Because the temple gets very few visitors, it is kept closed except during puja times. However, the priest lives in a house on the street on the southern side of the temple, and is willing to open the temple to devotees during normal temple timings.