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| name = Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Thirukovil, Marudhamalai<br />
| image = Maruthamalai Rajagopuram 1.jpg<br />
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India<br />
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| country = India<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| location = [[Coimbatore]]<br />
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| deity = [[Murugan]]<br />
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| architecture = [[Tamil Architecture]]<br />
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| year_completed = 12th century<br />
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| website = [www.marudhamalaimurugan.hrce.tn.gov.in]<br />
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The '''Marudhamalai Murugan Temple,''' or the '''Maruthamalai Marudhachalamurthy Temple''', is a 12th-century hill temple situated in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Built by [[Tamil people|Tamil]] kings during the [[Sangam period]] as indicated in the ''[[Purananuru]]'', the temple is dedicated to [[Murugan]], a form of Kartikeya. It is traditionally regarded to be the seventh in the list of the [[Six Abodes of Murugan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Domestic-tourism-flourishes-in-Coimbatore-district/articleshow/49123082.cms|title=Domestic tourism flourishes in Coimbatore district|last=Subburaj|first=A|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=27 September 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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Like most Murugan temples, the temple is situated upon a hill, part of the [[Western Ghats]] about 12&nbsp;km west from the centre of the city of [[Coimbatore]]. [[Thaipusam]] and other festivals dedicated to the deity are celebrated here.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/thai-poosam-celebrated-with-fervour/article6854491.ece|title=Thai Poosam celebrated with fervour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 February 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> On many evenings, devotees gather for a procession of Murugan sitting in a chariot ([[Ratha Yatra|ratha yatra]]) and encircle the temple.<br />
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The temple is maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>[http://www.tnhrce.org/hrce_act_1959.html Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959]</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name Marudhamalai refers to the {{convert|600|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall granite hill on which the temple stands and is derived from the native tree called {{transliteration|ta|marudham}} or {{transliteration|ta|marudha maram}} (''[[Terminalia arjuna]]'', also known as the Arjuna tree) which grows there, and {{transliteration|ta|malai}}, meaning hill or mountain in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. This Murugan temple is special since it is on the east face on the hill, unlike other Murugan temples on the hills.<ref>[http://murugan.org/temples/marudhamalai.htm Murugan.org Marudhamalai Murugan Temple]</ref><br />
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===Marudhamalai Adivaram===<br />
Marudhamalai, or Marudhamalai Adivaram (meaning "at the foot of Maradhumalai"), is also the name of the locality to the east of the hill and the temple. It forms part of the 17th ward of [[Coimbatore Municipal Corporation|Coimbatore Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coimbatore corporation delimitation |url=http://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/img/pdf/AnnexureII(d)-English.pdf |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620031429/https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/img/pdf/AnnexureII(d)-English.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Site==<br />
The presiding deity is addressed by multiple names, such as Marudhamalai Andavar, Marudachalapathi and Dhandayuthanpani. There are springs or pools of [[Sacred waters|sacred water]] (''[[theertham]]'') around the temple, namely Maruda Theertham and Skanda Theertham, which are believed to possess medicinal properties.<ref name=Meena>{{cite book|title=Temples in South India|last=V.|first=Meena|publisher=Harikumar Arts|location=Kanniyakumari|page=20}}</ref><br />
[[File:Marudhamalai temple.jpg|thumb|Marudhamalai temple]]<br />
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==Pambatti Siddhar==<br />
[[File:Maruthamalai (1).jpg|thumb|Maruthamalai deity in a car procession ]]<br />
In the southern end of the temple, the ''prahara'' staircase to the [[Pambatti Siddhar]] cave is located. Pambatti Siddhar was one of the 18 [[Siddhar]]s, a group of Tamil sages, and lived during the 12th century. He is regarded to have performed penance on the Maruthamalai hill. According to legend, Murugan appeared as a snake to him, and to have appeared again later along with his consorts [[Valli]] and [[Devasena]], and is said to have given [[Siddhar]] the Marutha Tirtham and blessed him. A connecting tunnel route from Murugan's sanctum sanctorum and Siddhar's cave was formed, which the Siddhar is believed to have used to worship the deity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-22 |title=பாம்பாட்டி சித்தர் வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு {{!}} Pambatti siddhar history |url=https://aanmeegam.co.in/blogs/siththarkal/pambatti-siddhar/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=Aanmeegam |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Maruthamalai Murugan Temple.jpg|Maruthamalai temple<br />
File:Valampuri Vinayagar.jpg|Valampuri Vinayakar on the stone pillar<br />
File:Pambatti siddhar sannidhi 1.jpg|Pambatti Sitthar Shrine<br />
File:Maruthamalai Pancha virutcha Vinayagar.jpg|Pancha Vriksha Vinayakar<br />
File:Marudhamalai full view.JPG|Front view of the temple (before renovation)<br />
File:Marudamalai Temple-01r.jpg|Side view of the temple<br />
File:Maruthamalai Temple-Munmandapam.jpg|Front gallery of the temple<br />
File:Mayilmuga vilakku 1.jpg|Serpant art on the peacock-faced lamp in front of the Valampuri Vinayakar<br />
File:Mayilmuga vilakku base.jpg|Tortoise-shaped base of the peacock-faced lamp in front of the Valampuri Vinayakar<br />
File:Pambatti siddhar sannidhi.jpg|Pampatti Sitthar cave shrine<br />
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==References==<br />
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