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High medieval · Hindu · India

Balasubramaniyaswamy Temple, Vennaimalai

Vennaimalai, Karur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9917°, 78.0733°

Murugan (Balasubramaniyaswamy)UndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined