Thiruthanigai Murugan
Deities

Thiruthanigai Murugan

5th of the 6 Padai Veedu — where Murugan married Valli

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Oral / medieval / documented history

Thiruthanigai Murugan

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva / Murugan / Tamil

The Place

  • Location: Thiruthani, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu (13.1797°N, 79.6133°E)

Sacred Narrative

Thiruthanigai is 5th of the 6 Padai Veedu — the site of Murugan's wedding to Valli (the huntress-princess, second consort after Devasenā). The 365-step climb represents the year; at the top, the idol is 6-handed, holding Vel. The 13-day Brahmotsavam in Aippasi (October) is the principal festival, concluding with the Valli-kalyāṇam.

Why This Entry Matters

India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions — each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific invocations
Offerings
tradition-specific
Sacred colours
tradition-specific

📖 Stories

  • The sacred narrative of Thiruthanigai Murugan
    Thiruthanigai is 5th of the 6 Padai Veedu — the site of Murugan's wedding to **Valli** (the huntress-princess, second consort after Devasenā). The 365-step climb represents the year; at the top, the idol is 6-handed, holding Vel. The 13-day **Brahmotsavam** in Aippasi (October) is the principal festival, concluding with the Valli-kalyāṇam.
    — Community tradition + scholarly sources

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific daily observances
Puja sequence
  1. tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Thiruthanigai Murugan festival
    Seasonally determined · 1–15 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk