Temples

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Deities

Swamimalai Murugan

Fourth Padai Veedu; Murugan as his father's teacher

Tradition · Hindu

Period · 12th c.

Editorially reviewed

2 cited sources

Historical Period12c CE

12th c.

3000 BCE12th 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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Swamimalai Murugan

Fourth Padai Veedu. Here Murugan taught the Prāṇava-mantra (Oṁ) to his own father Shiva — hence the name Swāmī-malai ("Hill of the Teacher").

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.

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MantraOm Namaḥ Śivāya

Vāhana: Mayūra
Offerings: bilva leavesmilk abhiṣekaflowers
Sacred colours: sandalwoodsaffron

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Swamimalai Murugan12th c.
📍 Swamimalai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
10.9550°, 79.3197° — view on map
Festivals: Mahā Śivarātri · Brahmotsavam
Fourth Padai Veedu; Murugan as his father's teacher

🎊 Festivals

Mahā Śivarātri
Annual Brahmotsavam

Sources & provenance

🎓 2 Scholarly

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Scholarly sourceBook
Tevaram
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Scholarly sourceBook
Kamil Zvelebil. The Smile of Murugan (1973)

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