Historical Period6c CE
6th c. foundation; 17th c. additions
3000 BCE6th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namaḥ Śivāya
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- sandalwoodsaffron
- Sacred Offerings
- bilva leaves · milk abhiṣeka · flowers
Primary Scriptures
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Pazhamudircholai Murugan
Sixth and final Padai Veedu. Famous as the place where Tamil poetess Avvaiyar met the boy-Murugan who cleverly humbled her pride in Tamil knowledge.
Paadal Petra Sthalam canonical status
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalangal — temples sung in the Tevaram hymns of the 63 Nayanars (7th–9th c. CE). These are the canonical Tamil Shaiva pilgrimage circuit.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namaḥ Śivāya
- Vāhana
- Mayūra
- Offerings
- bilva leavesmilk abhiṣekaflowers
- Sacred colours
- sandalwoodsaffron
🛕 Principal Temples
- Pazhamudircholai Murugan6th c. foundation; 17th c. additions📍 Pazhamudircholai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Mahā Śivarātri · BrahmotsavamSixth Padai Veedu — where Murugan as boy humbled Avvaiyar
🎊 Festivals
- Mahā Śivarātri
- Annual Brahmotsavam
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTevaram
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookKamil Zvelebil. The Smile of Murugan (1973)