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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Uthanda Velayudhaswamy Temple, Uthiyur
Uthiyur, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.8921°, 77.5246°
Murugan as Uthanda Velayudhaswamy, with Valli and DeivanaiUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
9th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A ninth-century Murugan temple set on the Uthiyur hills in Tiruppur district, sung of as Uthimalai in Arunagirinathar's Thiruppugazh. It is a customary halt for pilgrims walking to Palani.