Thiruparankundram Arupadaiveedu No.1 (Madurai)
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(Tamil: திருப்பரங்குன்றம் - pl see the Tamil Page for details in Tamil)
Thirupparamkunram is a Monolithic Hill housing the carved out main shrines of Lord Muruga & Shiva among other deities at the foot of the Hill.
The Sanctum sanctorum is deep interior at the base of the hill
Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple, one of the Arupadaiveedu, the six main abodes of Lord Muruga, the temple at Tiruparankunram offers a mystic beauty. It is carved in rock and is monstrous in size for such an architecture. According to legend it is where Lord Muruga married Deivayanai, the divine daughter of the king of heaven, Indra, and he is said to have worshipped Shiva here as Parangirinathar.
Thirupparamkunram is a Monolithic Hill housing the carved out main shrines of Lord Muruga & Shiva among other deities at the foot of the Hill.
The Sanctum sanctorum is deep interior at the base of the hill
Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple, one of the Arupadaiveedu, the six main abodes of Lord Muruga, the temple at Tiruparankunram offers a mystic beauty. It is carved in rock and is monstrous in size for such an architecture. According to legend it is where Lord Muruga married Deivayanai, the divine daughter of the king of heaven, Indra, and he is said to have worshipped Shiva here as Parangirinathar.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirupparamkunram_Murugan_Temple
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Coordinates: 9°52'35"N 78°4'13"E
- Nagamalai Mountain Range 21 km
- Nagamalai R.F 33 km
- Periya Malai 35 km
- Mannadimangalam R.F 39 km
- Mudimallai Reserved Forest 62 km
- Sundamalai Resrved Forest 67 km
- Kadavur Hills 89 km
- Veeramalai வீரமலை 99 km
- Perumalmudi Mountains 195 km
- Chulanur-Nechur-Tholanur-Muppuzha Hills 199 km
- Harvipatti 1 km
- Balaji Nagar 1.1 km
- Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) 1.1 km
- Pambanagar 1.6 km
- Thirunagar 1.9 km
- Nilayoor 2 km
- KAITHARI NAGAR 2.1 km
- MMWPCPL Site Vellaikkal 2.2 km
- KoothiyarGundu Lake 3.2 km
- Madurai International Airport 5 km
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