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திருமுருகன்பூண்டி முருகநாதேசுவரர் கோயில்
Thirumuruganpoondi, Tamil Nadu · 11.1649°, 77.3084°
A 10th-century Kongu Chola temple near Tiruppur, its walls carrying 68 inscriptions of Vikrama Chola, revered in the Tevaram and classed as a garden temple (Kokkudi Koil) among the Paadal Petra Sthalams.
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.
Murugan is said to have worshipped his father here to shed the sin of slaying Surapadma, digging a spring with his vel to purify himself.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kongu Chola
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