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.

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