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{{Short description|Murugan Temple in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Solaimalai Murugan Temple
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| image = File:Pazhamuthir solai Murugan 1.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Entrance to the temple
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
| coordinates = {{coord|10.094069|78.223445|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Madurai District|Madurai]]
| locale =
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Murugan]]
| festivals=
| architecture = [[Tamil architecture]]
| inscriptions =
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'''Solaimalai Murugan Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]], located atop a hill, in the outskirts of [[Madurai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is dedicated to [[Murugan]], and is one of the [[Six Abodes of Murugan|six abodes of Murugan]] (''Arupadaiveedu''). The temple is maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thirukoil - Temple list of Tamil Nadu|url=https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|publisher=Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu|format=PDF|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009010850/https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Mythology ==
As per ''[[Kanda Puranam]]'', sage [[Narada]] once visited [[Shiva]] at [[Kailasha]] and presented him with a ''[[Jnana Palam|gnana-palam]]'' (fruit of knowledge). As Murugan felt cheated after the fruit was given to Ganesha, he left Kailasha to took up abode in the [[Palani Hills]] as a hermit.<ref>{{cite book|title=Temples of India Myths and Legends|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|location=New Delhi|editor1-last=S.|editor1-first= Manjula|last=Bhoothalingam|first=Mathuram|year=2016|pages=48–52|isbn=978-8-123-01661-0}}</ref>

After the incident, Tamil poet [[Avvaiyar (Sangam poet)|Avvaiyar]] came to pacify Murugan. Avvaiyar could not recognise Murugan, who was in disguise. Wanting to test Avvaiyar, Murugan, who was sitting atop a [[Syzygium cumini|naaval tree]], shook the tree to offer some fruits to the poet. Pazhamurdircholai is a combination of the [[Tamil language]] words, Pazham meaning fruit, udir meaning disperse, and cholai meaning orchard. As the fruits were dispersed at the location, it became the name of the temple.<ref name="DM">{{cite web|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=461|title=Solaimalai Murugan Temple|work=[[Dinamalar]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="MM">{{cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/temples/2020/11/24070610/2103773/Murugan-arupadai-veedu.vpf|title=Arupadaiveedu|work=[[Maalai Malar]]|access-date=1 June 2025|lang=ta}}</ref>

== Religious significance ==
Earlier, only [[vel]], the divine weapon of [[Murugan]] was worshiped in the temple. Later shrines dedicated to the deities [[Ganesha]], and Murugan along with his consorts–[[Deivanai]] and Valli, were established.<ref name="DM"/><ref name="MM"/> The temple is mentioned in the [[Sangam literature]] ''[[Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai]]'' by [[Nakkeerar]], and post Sangam literature such as ''[[Cilappatikaram]]'' by [[Ilango Adigal]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Temples of South India|last=Anantharaman|first=Ambjuam|publisher=East West|edition=second|year=2006|isbn=978-81-88661-42-8|page=127}}</ref> [[Arunagirinathar]] composed Tamil hymns glorifying Murugan, the most notable being ''[[Tiruppukal]]'', and included hymns about the temple.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aiyar|first=P.V.Jagadisa |title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&pg=PA190|year=1982 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-206-0151-3|pages=191–203}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Kamil |last=Zvelebil |title=Tamil literature, Volume 2, Part 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQ33i496MsIC&q=tiruvempavai&pg=PA105 |year=1975 |publisher=E.J. Brill, Leiden |location=Netherlands |isbn=90-04-04190-7| page= 217}}</ref>

{{commons category|Pazhamudircholai}}

==References==
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{{Murugan temples}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Madurai]]
[[Category:Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Madurai]]

Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai - Revision history

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