Tamil Nadu · South
PalaniPaḻani
Hill town of the Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan
- Principal temple
- Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy TempleMurugan as Dhandayuthapani
- Nearest airport
- Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), ~100 km
- Nearest railway station
- Palani railway station (PLNI)
- Tradition
- Śaiva
Overview
Palani is a town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu at the foot of the Palani Hills, an offshoot of the Western Ghats. Atop its Sivagiri hill stands the Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, where he is worshipped as a young renunciant with a staff after the legend of the fruit of knowledge. Pilgrims climb the hill by steps, winch railway or rope car, and many carry kavadi, especially at Thaipusam; the temple's panchamritam prasadam carries a Geographical Indication.
See sources [1–10]- Murugan as Dhandayuthapani
- Murugan as Kulandai Velayudhaswami
