The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Kantha Sashti festival during the Tamil month of Aippasi (October – November) being the most prominent. The temple follows Shaivite tradition of worship. In the main shrine, apart from Muruga, deities of Shiva, Vishnu, Vinayaka and Durga are housed. The temple is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Madurai in India. According to the legend it is where Murugan slayed the demon Surapadman and married Deivayanai, the divine daughter of the king of heaven, Indra, and he is said to have worshipped Shiva here as Parangirinathar. The temple is built in rock-cut architecture and believed to have been built by the Pandyas during the 6th century. Tirupparankunram Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple and one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, located at Tirupparankunram. Nakkeerar worshipped Murugan in this shrine and is said to have worshiped Lord Shiva here as Parangirinathar. Located on the outskirts of Madurai on a hillock where Kartikeyan married Indra’s daughter Deivanai. It is 60 km south-east of Tirunelveli, 40 km from Tuticorin and 75 km north-east of Kanyakumari.The temple complex is on the shores of Bay of Bengal. It is located in the eastern end of the town Thiruchendur in the district of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India.
This temple is the fourth Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu to get ISO certification. It is one of the largest temple complexes of India and it is one of the most visited temple complex in India. It is the only one among the six sacred temple complexes to be situated near the sea shore. It is also one of the Arupadaiveedu, the six major abodes of Murugan. The puranic name or historical name for this temple is Jayanthipuram. Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan situated in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple commemorates the place where Murugan won a decisive victory over demon Soorapadman by worshipping Lord Shiva. Located on the sea-shore near Tuticorin amongst the remains of Gandhamadana Parvatam or Santhanamalai (Sandal Mountain). The temple, in modern times, is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple was greatly damaged during the Anglo-French war between Hyder Ali and British in 1740. The temple is believed to be in existence from the Sangam period from 2nd century BC and was believed to have been modified by Parantaka Chola I. The annual Vaikasi Visagam festival is attended by thousands of devotees from far and near.Īs per Hindu legend, Muruga, the son of Shiva, extolled the meaning of the Pranava Mantra (Hindi: ॐ AUM) to his father at this place and hence attained the name Swaminathaswamy. to 9 p.m., and three yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. The temple has three gopuram (gateway towers), three precincts and sixty steps and each one is named after the sixty Tamil years. The shrine of the presiding deity, Swaminathaswamy is located atop a 60 ft (18 m) hillock and the shrine of his mother Meenakshi (Parvathi) and father Shiva (Sundareswarar) is located downhill. The temple is one of the six holy shrines of Murugan called Arupadaiveedu. Swamimalai Swaminathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Swamimalai dedicated Murugan 5 km from Kumbakonam on the banks of a tributary of river Cauvery, 250 km from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple commemorates the incident where Muruga explained the essence of the pranava mantra “Om” to his father Shiva. Located at 5 km from Kumbakonam, the temple is built on an artificial hill. Here, the main deity is made out of an amalgam of nine minerals popularly called Navabashanam and was established by Saint Bhogar. This is the place where Murugan resided after his feud with his family over a divine fruit. There is also a Murugan temple on the Palani hill top where ‘Dhandayuthapani’ is the main deity, in a meditating state, carrying a staff (‘danda’) as weapon (‘ayutha’) in his hands (‘pani’). Located in Dindigul District, on the Palani hill bottom ( Malai Adivaram ) called ‘Thiruaavinankudi’, where the deity is known as ‘Kuzhanthai Velayuthaswami’ and was worshipped by Goddess Lakshmi (‘Thiru’ in Tamil), the sacred cow Kamadhenu (‘Aa’ in Tamil), the sun god Surya (‘Inan’ in both Tamil & Sanskrit), the earth goddess (‘ku’ in Tamil), and the fire god Agni (‘Di’ in Tamil), and has idols of all of them.