This is a fully inclusive temple, it has a central structure, "nandi" pavilion in front and has a walled enclosure that is entered by a gateway. The main sanctum has a "Pradakshinapatha" and "mantapa". The "mantapa" is pillared and has perforated windows (pierced window screens). The external wall surface is divided by pilasters into well-spaced ornamental niches filled with either sculptures or perforated windows. Art critic Percy Brown says about the sculptures that they flow into the architecture in a continuous stream. It is said that the Virupaskha temple is one of those monuments where the spirit of the men who built it, still lives.