Historical Period8c CE
8th c.
3000 BCE8th 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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Tiruttani Murugan
Fifth Padai Veedu. Site of Murugan's marriage to Valli, the tribal girl. Hilltop temple with 365 steps (one per day of the year).
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
- Tiruttani Murugan8th c.📍 Tiruttani, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Mahā Śivarātri · BrahmotsavamFifth Padai Veedu — where Murugan married Valli
🎊 Festivals
- Mahā Śivarātri
- Annual Brahmotsavam
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTevaram
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookKamil Zvelebil. The Smile of Murugan (1973)