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High medieval · Hindu · India
Ratnagiri Murugan Temple
Thirumanikundru, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · 12.9412°, 79.2450°
Murugan (Kartikeya)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 14th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A hilltop shrine to Murugan at Thirumanikundru in Ranipet district, attested by the 14th-century poet Arunagirinathar, in keeping with the old maxim that wherever there is a hill there is Murugan. Its principal observances are Adi Krittikai, Kanda Shashti, Navaratri and Panguni Uttiram.