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Tirupparankunram Murugan Temple

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Tirupparankunram Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple and one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, located at Tirupparankunram. The temple offers a mystic beauty; is carved in rock and is monstrous in size for such an architecture. According to the legend it is where Murugan married Deivayanai, the divine daughter of the king of heaven, Indra, and he is said to have worshipped Shiva here as Parangirinathar. I left for the temple after visiting the majestic Madurai Meenakshi temple. It was a great experience watching Devi Meenakshi in all her glory along with the Sabarimala pilgrims. Our crew rested for the day in a near by hotel and woke up the next day to see Tirupparankunram Murugan. The morning breakfast was made fast wit bread and butter and a glass of milk. From there we went straight to the temple. As we entered I saw Lord Bhairav with numerous lamps burning in front of him.  Moving on with offering for Lord Murugan we got a friend , who guided us into the temp