In the temple near Chinnamanur, priests symbolically offer liqour bottles to the rural deity Karuppanna Swamy.
Hundreds of bottles are offered to the Lord on Saturdays, especially in the Tamil month of Aadi (July 17-August 17).
Officials said after the offering is made, contents of the bottles are poured into a pit behind the idol.
Officials said 1582 bottles of liquor of different brands were collected during the last week and after performing pooja, the bottles were emptied into the pit.