Swaminathaswamy temple

Swamimalai Swaminathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple committed to god Murugan. It is placed in Swamimalai, 5 km from Kumbakonam, on the banks of a tributary of river Kaveri in Thanjavur District, 250 km from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the six holy shrines of Murugan called Arupadaiveedu. The shrine of the presiding deity, Swaminathaswamy is positioned atop a 60 feet (18 m) hillock and the shrine of his mom Meenakshi (Parvathi) and father Shiva (Sundareswarar) is placed downhill. The temple has three gopuram (gateway towers), three precincts and sixty steps and every one is named after the sixty Tamil years. The temple has six day by day rituals at a range of instances from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and three each year gala's on its calendar. The annual Vaikasi Visagam pageant is attended by using heaps of devotees from a long way and near.

Swaminatha Swamy temple | Swamimalai Murugan Temple - Hindu Temples

As per Hindu legend, Muruga, the son of Shiva, extolled the meaning of the Pranava Mantra (AUM) to his father at this place and hence attained the name Swaminathaswamy. The temple is believed to be in existence from the Sangam period from 2nd century BC and was believed to have been modified and rebuilt by Parantaka Chola I. The temple was greatly damaged during the Anglo-French war between Hyder Ali and British in 1740. The temple, in modern times, is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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