Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai
Lord Murugan with Valli and Deivanai
Alagar Hills, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Managed by Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department
The sixth Arupadai Veedu of Murugan, in the forest above Alagar Kovil, near the Nupura Gangai spring.
History
Legend says Murugan, as a boy, tested the poet Avvaiyar here by asking whether she wanted 'hot or cold fruit', teaching her humility. The temple is in a forest grove with the Nupura Gangai (Silambaru) spring further up, where devotees bathe.
Festivals
- Skanda Shashti
- Vaikasi Visakam
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Directions to Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Madurai Airport, about 32 km
- By train
- Madurai Junction, about 25 km
- By road
- TNSTC / SETC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
Near the temple
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