Tamil Nadu state list of famous temples

Temples of Lord Vinayagar[edit]

Karpaga Vinayagar at Pillayarpatti, Tamil Nadu

S.No	Name of Temple	Name of Deity	Location (Travel Base)	Built around	Notes/Beliefs
1	Karpaga Vinayagar Temple	Karpaga Vinayagar	Pillayarpatti (karaikkudi)	400 CE[3]	One of only two temples in the world that show Vinayagar with two arms. The other is in Afghanistan.[4][5]
2	Uchhi Pillayar Temple	Uchhi Pillayar	Tiruchirappalli	700-900 CE[6]	Vinayagar is shown with a small bump on his head, which was caused when Vibhishanan knuckled him on his head.[7]
3	Meenakshi Amman Temple	Mukkuruni Vinayagar	Madurai	1600 CE	This popular Vinayagar shrine is located inside the famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple.
4	Adi vinayagar Temple	Adi vinayagar	poonthottam(Thiruvarur)	178CE	The name Thilatharpanapuri comes from two words thil meaning Gingely and tharpana is the Hindu ritual of performing pithru karmas (ritual of paying tribute to ancestors) to ones ancestors. It is also known as Sethalapathy. There are 7 sthalams for performing these rituals viz. Kasi, Rameswaram, Srivanchiyam, Thiruvenkadu, Gaya, Thiriveni Sangamam & Thilatharpanapuri.
5	Abhishtavaradha Ganapathi Temple	Abhishtavaradha Ganapathi	Tiruvaiyaru(Tanjavur)	-	Sage Agasthiyar attained his dwarf-form at this abode.[8]
6	Naramuga Vinayagar Temple	Naramuga Vinayagar	Chidambaram(Cuddalore)	-	The Vinayagar idol is human-faced in this temple.[9]
7	Ganapatheeswarar Temple	Vatapi Ganapathi	Tiruchenkattankudi (Tanjavur)	700 CE	The Vinayagar idol was brought here from Vatapi by the Pallavas.[10]
8	Khabartheesar Karpaga Nathar Temple	Sweta Vinayagar	Tiruvalanchuzhi (Tanjavur)	-	The Vinayagar idol represents the white image of Lord Vinayagar that was formed when the Devas churned the holy milky ocean (Tiruppaarkadal)
9	Eachanari Vinayagar Temple	Ganesan	Eachanari (Coimbatore)	1500 CE	The idol was brought here from Madurai by the Nayakkars,originally meant for Perur Temple.[11]
10	Puliakulam Vinayagar Temple	Munthi Vinayakar	Puliakulam(Coimbatore)	1993 CE	The idol of the chief deity here is supposed to be one of the largest inSouth Asia.[12]
11	Sree Vigneswarar Temple	Sree Vigneswar	Mela Kolappadi-Andimadam(Ariyalur Dt)	1997 CE	The idol of the chief deity here is supposed to be one of the largest inSouth Asia.[12]
12	Periya Uchipillaiyar Temple	Uchhi Pillayar	Periya Uchipillaiyar Temple(Kumbakonam)	1000 CE	The temple is in the city centre of Kumbakonam.
13	Sri Maha Ganapathi Temple	Ganapathi Agraharam	Sri Maha Ganapathi Temple near Kumbakonam	1000 years	The temple is 25 km from Kumbakonam on Thiruvaiyaru bus route.

Temples of Lord Murugan[edit]

The Arupadai Veedu[edit]

S.No	Name of Temple	Name of Deity	Location (Travel Base)	Built around	Notes/Beliefs
1	Tiruvavinankudi Temple[13]	Dandayudhapani Swami	Pazhani (Dindigul)	-	This temple is the first among the six Holy Abodes.[14] The Murugan idol was made by Bogar from anamalgam of nine toxic substances (Navabaashaanam)[15]
2	Swamimalai Murugan Temple	Swaminatha Swamy	Swamimalai(Kumbakonam)	-	This temple is the second among the six Holy Abodes. Lord Murugan explained the meaning ofOmkaram to his father Lord Siva here.[16]
3	Sri Subramanya Swami Temple[17]	SenthilAndavar	Tiruchendur(Tuticorin)	100 CE[18]	This is the third among the six Holy Abodes and the only seashore Murugan temple. It is here thatSurasamharam takes place, as this temple was Murugan's battle camp against the asura Surapadmanwho was being hosted at Vira Mahendram, a mid-ocean fortress.
4	Tirupparankundram Temple	Subramanya Swami	Tirupparankundram(Madurai)	-	Lord Murugan married Deivanai at this abode, also is the fourth among the Six Holy Abodes of Murugan (Arupadai Veedu, literally "Six Battle Camps")[19][20]
5	Tiruttanikai Murugan Temple	Tanikesan	Tiruttani (Chennai)	-	Lord Murugan married Valli at this abode. This temple is the fifth among the six Holy Abodes. Lord Murugan imparted the knowledge of Tamil to Sage Agathiyar here[21]
6	Pazhamudhircholai Temple	Malaikkizhavon	Pazhamudhircholai (Madurai)	-	This temple is the last one of the six Holy Abodes. Lord Murugan tested Avvaiyar's knowledge under a tree here[22]

Other major Murugan temples[edit]

• Six Abodes of Lord Muruga, the six sacred mountains of Tamil Nadu.

S.No	Name of Temple	Name of Deity	Location (Travel Base)	Built around	Notes/Beliefs
1	Sri Navaneethaswara Swamy Temple	Singaravelavar	Sikkal (Tanjavur)	-	Lord Murugan received his weapon, the Velayudham, from his mother Parvathi and used it to perform the Surasamharam at Tiruchendur.[23]
2	Marudamalai Subramanya Swamy Temple	Dandayudhapani Swamy	Marudamalai (Coimbatore)	1200 CE[24]	It's here that The Devas approach Lord Murugan to seek his help in destroying Surapadman.
3	Kumarakkottam Subramanya Swamy Temple	Brahmasaastha[25]	Kumarakkottam (Kanchipuram)	-	Kachiappa Sivachariar wrote the sacred Kanda Puraanam at this temple. Also, Lord Murugan assumed the role of the Creator here, after improsining Lord Brahma for his ignorance of the meaning of the Pranava manthiram.[26]
4	Valliyur Subramanya Swamy Temple	Aanantha Kalyana Subramanyar[27]thirumalai kovil,shencottai	Valliyur (Tirunelveli)	-	The Saravanappoigai in this temple was created by Lord Murugan at the request of Valli, his consort.[28]
5	Vallakkottai Murugan Temple	Kodaiyandavar[29]	Vallakkottai (Chennai)	-	The Murugan idol in this temple is the tallest in Tamil Nadu, at 7 ft.[30]
6	Kanda Swamy Temple	Kanda Swamy	Tirupporur (Chennai)	1000 CE[31]	After killing Surapadman at Tiruchendur, Lord Murugan killed the rest of the asuras here, at Tirupporur (literally, 'place of the sacred war')
7	Shanmuganathan Temple	Aarumaga Swamy	Viralimalai (Tiruchirappalli)	-	Sage Vasishtar and his wife Arundhathi pray Lord Murugan here to ward off their curses. The temple is also famous for the peacocks that are found in plenty here.[32]
8	Mayilam Murugan Temple	Aarumaga Swamy.[33]	Mayilam (Villupuram)	-	At the end of Surasamharam, one half of Surapadman assumed the form of the peacock here.[34][35]
9	Vadapazhani Aandavar Temple	Dandayudhapani	Chennai	1875 CE[36]	One of the famous temples built in the modern era, this temple had extensive patronage from the renowned devotee of Lord Murugan Arulmigu Kribanandha Variyar..
10	Sri Vetri Velayudhaswami Temple	Kaithamalai	Chennai	Not Known but Reconstructed in 1999[37]	Vetri Velyadhaswami appeared in front the great Tamil saint Agastiyar and helped him to perform his pooja Agastiyar.
11	Thindal Murugan Temple	Thindalmalai	Erode		Velyadhaswami temple is a model of Birla Mandir, with Golden Temple Car.
12	Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Thirukovil	Sivanmalai,Kangayam,	Tirupur	-	One of the well known myths associated with Siva is his conquest of Tripuram – the three celestial cities which the Asuras (demons) had taken over, and wreaked havoc over them. The Devas (celestial gods) appealed to Siva for help and asked him to save them from the demons. Siva made mount Meru his bow, and Vasuki the serpent his bow-string and prepared to wage war against the Asuras. The very tip of Siva's bow ( Mount Meru) fell on earth and that became Sivamalai according to legend. It is also known as Sakthimalai because Parvathi the goddess did penance once on this hill.
13	Arulmigu Balamurugan Temple	Pachaimalai	Gobichettipalayam		One of the two hill temples for Lord Muruga in Gobi, the other one being Pavazhamalai which is only 2 km away from Pachaimalai. Though this temple is very old, the structure has been built starting 1967.
14	Muthu Kumaraswamy Temple	Pavalamalai	Gobichettipalayam		The second hill temple for Lord Muruga in Gobi.
15	Siragiri Dandayudhapani	Chennimalai	Erode		This hill is also called Sigaragiri, Pushpagiri and Siragiri and is located between Kangeyam and Perundurai. It is one of the most famous temples of Lord Muruga in Coimbatore district where Lord Arunagirinathar was blessed with "Padikasu", wealth of coins. This is where a miracle took place in the year 1984 on 12 February. On that eventful day two bullocks of their own accord pulled a bullock cart up the 1320 steps. Saravana Munivar wrote the most popular Chennimalai Sthalapuranam 700 years ago. Milk and curds are used as special offerings to Lord Muruga in Chennimalai and it is the general belief that curds do not become sour here.
16	Uthanda Velayudhasamy Thirukoil	Uthiyur	Erode		The temple is located on a small hillock. This place is called Pon Uthiyur which is considered as a Sanjeevani Hill of the south.
17	Vattamalai Murugan Temple	Vattamalai/Konkanagiri	Kangeyam		This famous ancient temple dedicated to Muruga has the special distinction of being visited by the famous Saiva saint Arunagirinathar once. He eulogized the glory of the Lord and Kshetra in fine sweet verses. This hill temple enshrines the beautiful images of Murugan flanked by Valli and Devasena.