Sikkal Singaravelan Temple

Sikkal Singara Velar Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples committed to Lord Muruga and a contender for the unofficial seventh Padaiveedu of Muruga, alongside with the famous Arupadaiveedu (six abodes of Lord Muruga). It is one of the uncommon usual Hindu temples that has each Shiva and Vishnu deities in the equal complex. It is believed in Hindu mythology that this region used to be as soon as a jasmine woodland and due to its first-rate smell, the semi-human goddess with cow's trunk, Kamadenu lives here. Once upon a time, Kamadenu used to be cursed via lord Shiva, when it ate meat.

Later feeling guilty of its action, it got rid of its sin by taking bath in the holy water point of this temple and worshiped here, as told by Lord Shiva. After getting rid of the sin, Kamadenu offered its milk which later became Parkulam (literal meaning the milk pond), which is located behind the temple. It is this holy water point (The Parkulam) of the temple where Vashistha Maharishi performed a pooja here, by making a lingam with the butter from the Parkulam. After completing the pooja he tried to move that lingam, but it stuck to that place, and never moved. As a result, Vasista Maharishi regarded this place as sikkal.