we started to Marudhamalai temple from udumalpet. It is about 12 Kilometers from Coimbatore Railway Station.
As the name suggests, the temple is situated on a hillock and the deity is called Dhandayuthapani. The temple gets its name from the Marutha trees in the forests on the hill. The hills also have many medicinal herbs in their forests.
The story behind the temple is that a thirsty Sanyasi was walking through the forest and took some rest under a Marutha tree. To quench his thirst, he prayed to Lord Muruga. Muruga answered his prayers and sprang water from Marutha trees.
This temple was built about 800 years ago. Recently Kumbabishekam was performed.
We have to climb 700 odd steps to reach that top of the temple. Or we can take local buses from the base of the temple to the top. But that day heavy rush so we took car.
There are frequent buses from Coimbatore city to Maruthamalai.
1 comment:
Nice post. The beautiful Marudamalai Temple in Coimbatore is a perfect place to seek divinity and treat yourself to an architectural delight. Apart from it, check out some other fabulous places to visit in Coimbatore such as Kovai Kutralam, Ramar Temple, and Singanallur Lake.
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