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Murugan (Kartikeya), being known as the God of the Tamils, has many temples dedicated to him across Tamil Nadu. An old Tamil saying states that wherever there is a hill, there will be a temple dedicated to Murugan. [124] As he is venerated as the lord of Kurinji, which is a mountainous region, most of his temples are located on hillocks. [125]
Kumaraguruparar was born in Srivaikuntam in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. His parents - Sanmuka Sikamanik Kavirayar and Sivakama Sundhari Ammaiyar - did not have a child for long. They worshipped their beloved deity Lord Murugan of Thiruchchendur. By the grace of Lord Murugan, they gave birth to a boy and named him, Kumaraguruparar.
Sikkal Singara Velar Temple is one of the most popular Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Muruga and a contender for the not unofficial seventh Padaiveedu of Muruga, along with the popular Arupadaiveedu (six abodes of Lord Muruga). It is one of the rare traditional Hindu temples that has both Shiva and Vishnu deities in the same complex. [1]
Murugan is anointed as the commander of the devas, and went on to slay Surapadman in battle, restoring Svarga to the devas. Murugan married the goddesses Valli and Devasena after the war, an event that is regarded to have occurred at Tiruchendur. [1] In Tamil literature, five types of land are explained. These are the Kurinji (mountainous ...
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His mystic powers revealed to him that Modachur, a village near Gobichettipalayam, was the most suitable place for undertaking a penance on Lord Shiva. Upon reaching Modachur, he invokes Lord Shiva and went into a deep meditation. However, he longed for the dharshan of Lord Murugan. On Lord Shiva's advice, he reaches a small hillock: Pachaimalai.
Uttara Swami Malai Temple, popularly known as Malai Mandir (literally, Hill Temple in Tamil), is a Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India located on the affluent Palam Marg primarily dedicated to Lord Swaminatha (more commonly known as Lord Murugan), most revered by the religious Hindus of Tamil and other South Indian community in the city.
Besides regular services, days sacred to the Lord Muruga are celebrated in a grand way every year and are attended by thousands of devotees from all over South India. Some of these festivals are the Thai-Poosam, the Vaikhashi-Vishakham and the Soora-Samharam. Panguni Utthiram festival is the most famous festival at temple. The six-day ...