Thirumalai Kovil

குமாராசாமி திருக்கோவில் Paimpozhil

Thirumalai Kovil is a Murugan temple situated at Panpoli,^[1] Tenkasi taluk, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is about 120 km from Madurai. The temple is situated on a small hill surrounded by the Western Ghats near the border with Kerala.

Description

The lord Murugan in this temples shrine is called 'Thirumalai kumarasamy' or 'Thirumalai murugan'. Because of the lords name most of the people in this region have the name 'thirumalai'. There is one more goddess temple within this temple, called 'Thirumalai amman'. This hill temple is surrounded by many coconut plantations and small villages. Until recently, the only way for devotees to reach the temple was by walking. The temple is also famous for its large number of steps because it has more than 600 steps. Recently, a road was constructed which enables people to go by two and four wheelers till the temple at the top.

Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu

Chennai	Ashtalakshmi Kovil Chennakesava Perumal Temple, Chennai Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai Ettampadai Kalikambal Temple Kapaleeshwarar Temple Madhya Kailash Mallikesvarar Temple, Chennai Marundeeswarar Temple Nandeeswarar Temple Parthasarathy Temple Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Prathyangira Devi Temple, Shollinganallur Ravishwarar Sri Balaji Temple, T. Nagar Tiruvalithayam Vadapalani Andavar Temple Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple Jagannath Temple

Tirunelveli district	Ayikudi Balasubramanya Swami Temple Kulashekharanatha Mahalingam Temple, Pathai Nellaiappar Temple Sankaranayinarkoil Thirukutralam Thirumalai Kovil Vaithya lingam temple Vanniappar Temple

Vellore district	Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tirukannamangai Engan Murugan Temple Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple Kothandarama Temple, Thillaivilagam Nadutariappar Temple Paampuranathar Temple, Thirupampuram

Festival

Thai Pusam Festival Very Very grand and important this temple(தை பூசம் திருவிழா மிக சிறப்பாக பத்து நாட்கள் பைம்பொழில் சிவன் கோவிலில் வைத்து மிக மிக சிறப்பாக நடைபெறும்)

References

↑ "Location". thirumalaimurugantemple.org. Retrieved February 4, 2013.

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