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Sage Agasthya worshipped Lord Muruga at Thanikai and was blessed with the rare divine gift of the

ever-sweet peerless Tamil language, the beauty of which has been extolled by all the great saints

and poets of Tamil Nadu.

2. PALANI

In the quest for the celestial Fruit of Knowledge Lord Subramanya mounted his peacock and went

around the Universe, while Lord Ganesha won by his circumambulation of his parents Shiva and

Parvathi on the premise that Shiva and Parvathi stood for the Universe. Angered by this denial,

Subramanya left Kailash and took up his own abode at Palani and refused to return to Kailash.

[See August 18th

post, THE STORIES OF LORD KARTHIKEYAVIII, The Fight over the Fruit of

Knowledge (Gnanapazham) for the full story.]

3. SWAMY MALAI

The presiding deity is known as Swamynathan. Its here that Muruga, as Lord Sivas Guru, expounded

the meaning of the Pranava mantra OM to his own Father (see March 7th

s post: THE STORIES OF

LORD KATHIKEYAII, Om: The Wise Child-Guha-Teaching His Father).

Sage Bhrigu, before commencing arduous tapas, got the boon that anybody disturbing his mediation

will forget all his knowledge. Such was the power of the penance that the sacred fire emanating

from the head of the saint reached up to the heavens, and the frightened Devas surrendered to Lord

Siva praying for his grace. The Lord extinguished the sacred fire by covering the saints head with His

hand. With the saints penance thus disturbed the Lord became oblivious of all his knowledge and issaid to have regained them by learning the Pranava mantra from Lord Muruga at this shrine.

4. TIRUPARAMKUNDRAM

Tiruparamkundram referred to as the Southern Himalaya where the Gods assemble in many Tamil

classics is a cave temple thats significant because it is here that the marriage of Lord Subrahmanya

with the daughter of Indra, Devayani, was solemnized (See the April 30th

post: THE STORIES OF LORD

KATHIKEYAIV, Devasenapathy: From innocent youth to commander of the Armed Forces of the

Gods). According to legend, Tiruparamkundram is also the place where the sun and moon abide.

Three statues are found in the sanctum sanctorum of this Temple, Lord Subramanya with Goddess

Devayani/Devasena to his left and the sage Narada to his right solemnizing their wedding.

For centuries Tamilians (people resident in Tamil Nadu and those whose mother tongue is Tamil)

have considered it the most auspicious place for their own marriages, especially during the time of

the Panguni-Utharam (Tamil month and star based on the lunar cycle), the festival of marriage held

in late March.

5. TIRUCHENDUR

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This is the only temple of Lord Muruga located on the seashore. His shrines are mostly situated amid

mountains and forests, for these places are considered dear to Him. The reason for this seashore

shrine is that it is the place of Lord Karthikeyas final battle in which he accomplished his divine

mission to free the devas by vanquishing evil in the form of the Demon lord Surapadma and his allies

in their mid-ocean fortress.

The day is celebrated annually as Surasamharam and at this time the sea actually recedes near the

temple to accommodate the lakhs of devotees who throng the temple of the warrior god in the form

of Thiru sendhil andavar (corrupted to form the temple town name Thiruchendur or the town of the

god).

6. PAZHAMUDHIRCHOLAI

This sylvan hill shrine is also known as Vrishabhadri or Idabagiri. Atop the hill Lord Muruga stands

majestically in the temple as the Lord of the Hills. This shrine is venerated in Skanda Purana.

The velthe Lords weapon is worshipped here as the symbol of him. The Lord appearing in the

midst of the spearhead of the vel is called Cholaimalai Muruga (See the April 3rd

post THE STORIES

OF LORD KATHIKEYAIII, Kumara and His Vel: The Young God and His Divine Spear).

Reference:

http://www.astroved.com/blogs/the-six-battle-camps-of-lord-murugas

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