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Six abodes
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Singapore
14 places so far. Temple illustrations are artistic interpretations; confirm current access before travelling.
Sacred abode 01
Tirupparankundram
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Sacred abode 02
Tiruchendur
Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
Sacred abode 03
Palani
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
Sacred abode 04
Swamimalai
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Sacred abode 05
Tiruttani
Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu
Sacred abode 06
Pazhamudircholai
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
India
Kukke Subramanya
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Malaysia
Batu Caves
Selangor, Malaysia
India
Marudamalai
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India
Vadapalani
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
Tirupporur
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
India
Vallimalai
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Sri Lanka
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Singapore
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple
Tank Road, Singapore
Stories
Tamil Kanda Puranam
Six sparks and a pool of reeds
How the six-faced one came to be, as the Kanda Puranam tells it.
Tamil Kanda Puranam
The spear that was a gift
Why the vel is more than a weapon.
Tamil Kanda Puranam
The shore at Tiruchendur
The end of the war, and what became of the enemy.
Tamil Kanda Puranam
The marriage on the hill
Deivanai, the daughter of Indra, and the first of the six abodes.
Tamil Kanda Puranam
Valli and the old man in the millet field
The courtship that was not arranged.
Tamil Kanda Puranam
The child who taught his father
The meaning of Om, and why Swamimalai is built upside down.
Temple tradition
The fruit of true wisdom
A race around the world, and why Murugan went to Palani.
Temple tradition
Idumban and the two hills
Where the kavadi comes from.
Folk and oral tradition
A lesson beneath the trees
Avvaiyar, a boy in a naaval tree, and the riddle of the roasted fruit.
A saint's traditional biography
The poet in the cave
The later legend of how the oldest Murugan poem came to be sung.
A saint's traditional biography
The fall from the tower
The traditional account of how Arunagirinathar began to sing.
Our explanation
One presence, many names
Murugan, Skanda, Kartikeya, Subrahmanya, one god across many languages.
Saints & poets
4 Chapters
Arunagirinathar
அருணகிரிநாதர்
4 Chapters
Nakkirar
நக்கீரர்
4 Chapters
Kaduvan Ilaveyinan
கடுவன் இளவெயினனார்
4 Chapters
Kachiyappa Sivachariar
கச்சியப்ப சிவாச்சாரியார்
4 Chapters
Kumaraguruparar
குமரகுருபரர்
4 Chapters
Devaraya Swamigal
தேவராய சுவாமிகள்
4 Chapters
Pamban Swamigal
பாம்பன் சுவாமிகள்
4 Chapters
Vallalar · Ramalinga Adigal
வள்ளலார் · இராமலிங்க அடிகள்
4 Chapters
Chidambara Swamigal
சிதம்பர சுவாமிகள்
3 Chapters
Dandapani Swamigal
தண்டபாணி சுவாமிகள்
3 Chapters
Annamalai Reddiyar
அண்ணாமலை ரெட்டியார்
3 Chapters
Adi Shankara · attributed hymn
ஆதிசங்கரர்
3 Chapters
Avvaiyar · Murugan tradition
ஒளவையார் · முருகன் மரபுக் கதை
3 Chapters
Kripananda Variyar
திருமுருக கிருபானந்த வாரியார்
4 Chapters
Bogar
போகர்
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