Swamimalai Murugan Temple

Thanjavur district, India

Also known as: स्वामीमलाई मुरुगन मंदिरস্বামীমালাই মুরুগান মন্দিরசுவாமிமலை சுவாமிநாதசுவாமி கோயில்స్వామినాథ స్వామి ఆలయం, స్వామిమలైಸ್ವಾಮಿಮಲೈ ಮುರುಗನ್ ದೇವಾಲಯഅരുൾമിഗു സ്വാമിനാഥ സ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം, സ്വാമിമല

Swaminatha Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Murugan. It is located on the banks of a tributary of river Kaveri in Swamimalai near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan (Arupadaiveedugal). The temple is located atop a 60 ft (18 m)-high hillock with the shrines dedicated to Shiva (Sundareswarar) and Meenakshi (Parvati) is located at the foothill. The temple has three gopurams, and consists of three precincts. Sixty steps, each one named after the sixty Tamil years, lead atop the temple.[1]

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Key facts

LocationThanjavur district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Swaminatha Swamy Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. Wikidata Q7653286 — Wikidata