Arupadai Veedu (6 Abodes of Lord Murugan)

These are the six Abodes of Lord Murugan, also known as Arupadai Veedu and considered to be sacred by the devotees of Lord Murugan. All the 6 temples are located in the state of Tamil Nadu. For information on the other temples of India go here.

1.Thiruparankundram – This Murugan temple is located on the outskirts of Madurai on a hill where Lord Murugan married Indra’s daughter Devayani. This is the first of the Arupadaiveedu (armory house) and the only temple where Abhishekam is performed for Vel instead of Lord Murugan.

Arupadai Veedu
Thiruparankundram

2. Thiruchendur – This is the only Murugan temple out of the 6 that is situated in seashore and rest of the 5 are on hills. Furthermore, Thiruchendur is the only place where Lord Murugan with his army stayed, when he went to destroy Demon Soorapadman.

Thiruchendur
Next to the temple

3. Palani – Palani also called Dhandayuthapani Swamy is situated in Dindigul District and is around 100 kms from Madurai. The temple is on a hill top and has 690 steps. One can also use the ropeway available to go to the top of the hill. This is believed to be the place where Murugan resided after feud with his family over a divine fruit. The deity is in a meditating state.

Palani

4. Swamimalai – This temple is situated 5 kms from Kumbakonam and is the 4th of the 6 abodes and is located on an artificial hill. Equally important, temple is believed to be the place where Lord Murugan is regarded to have explained the essence of the Pranava mantra “OM” to his father Lord Siva.

Swamimalai

5. Thiruttani – This temple is situated around 75 kms from Chennai on a hill and has 365 steps. It is believed that Lord Murugan married Valli in this place. It is also in the route from Kanchi to Tirupati.

Thiruttani

6. Pazhamudircholai – This is situated around 20 kms from Madurai and is located on the Solaimalai hill. Out of the six Arupadai Veedu temples, this is the only place where he is worshipped with his consorts Valli and Devayani.

Pazhamudircholai

You can find information about the other temples from Tamil nadu here.

Arupadai Veedu Map

Arupadai Veedu Map

Murugan Arupadai Veedu Map