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Six
Abodes
of
Murugan
(Tamil:
Āṟupaṭai
vīṭu)
are
six
temples
situated
in
the
state
of
Tamil
Nadu
in
South
India.
The
god
is
known
by
different
names
such
as
Kartikeya,
Kanda,
Vadivela
and
Muruga
at
various
temples.
The
six
most
sacred
abodes
of
Murugan
was
mentioned
in
Tamil
sangam
literature,
"Thirumurugatrupadai",
written
by
Nakkeerar
and
in
"Thiruppugazh",
written
by
Arunagirinathar.
The
six
abodes
are
Palani,
Thiruthani,
Swamimalai,
Pazhamudircholai,
Thirupparankunram
and
Thiruchendur.One
of
the
main
traditions
of
the
six
temples,
is
the
tonsuring
of
devotees,
who
vow
to
discard
their
hair
in
imitation
of
the
Palani
deity.
Another
is
the
anointing
of
the
head
of
the
presiding
deity's
idol
with
sandalwood
paste,
at
night,
prior
to
the
temple
being
closed
for
the
day.
The
paste,
upon
being
allowed
to
stay
overnight,
is
said
to
acquire
medicinal
properties,
and
is
much
sought
after
and
distributed
to
devotees,
as
rakkāla
chandaṇam.[8]
Devotees
carry
kavadi,
an
ornamental
mount
decked
with
flowers,
glazed
paper
and
tinsel
work
and
wearing
ochre
clothes
themselves
on
foot
from
long
distances
is
a
commonly
followed
worship
practic
at
besant
nagar
all
simple
to
visit
one
place
is
there
superp
good
The
story
of
Lord
Murugan
is
described
in
Skanda
Purana.
According
to
the
legend,
in
the
olden
days
the
demon
Soorapadman
tortured
the
Devas,
who
went
to
complain
to
Lord
Vishnu
and
Brahma.
They
assigned
Kamadeva
to
awake
Lord
Shiva
from
his
penance,
who
later
gave
birth
to
Kartikeya.
Karthikeya
killed
Soorapadman
and
saved
the
devas.
Muruga
is
depicted
as
the
god
of
love
and
war.
Kartikeya
married
Valli
by
love
and
married
Deivayanai
by
winning
the
war
held
at
Tiruchendur.[1]
In
Tamil
literature
five
types
of
lands
are
explained.
They
are
Kurinji
(mountainous
region),
Mullai
(forest
region),
Marutham
(agricultural
region),
Neithal
(coastal
region)
and
Palai
(desert
region).
Separate
gods
for
these
land
types
are
clearly
told
in
Sangam
literature.
According
to
the
literature
Lord
Muruga
is
the
god
of
mountainous
region