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Kunnakudi, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu · 10.1150°, 78.6992°
A hill temple to Murugan whose 8th-century Pandya rock-cut caves preserve what are held to be the earliest sculpted dvarapalas in South Indian temple art; it is administered by the Kunnakudi Thiruvannamalai Mutt founded in the 16th century.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The sage Agastya is believed to have worshipped Murugan at this hill.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya
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