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Vennaimalai, Karur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9917°, 78.0733°
A hill temple to Murugan at Vennaimalai in Karur district, Tamil Nadu, run by the state Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department and among the district's best-known visitor sites.
When Brahma grew proud of his role as creator, Shiva is said to have sent him to do penance at Vanjimalai, and the divine cow Kamadhenu took over creation, raising a hill of butter - vennai in Tamil - and filling the sacred tank with her milk.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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