Pazhamudircholai

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Pazhamudircholai is a revered Hindu hill temple in Tamil Nadu, India, celebrated as one of the six principal abodes (Arupadai Veedu) of the god Murugan (Kartikeya).

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Pazhamudircholai canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Murugan temple
pilgrimage site
access hill road from Madurai region
architectureStyle Dravidian temple architecture
surface form: Dravidian architecture
associatedDeity Murugan
associatedLanguage Tamil
associatedWith Murugan bhakti movement
category Arupadai Veedu temples
Hindu temples in Madurai district
Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu
country India
culturalSignificance important site in Tamil devotional literature
dedicatedTo Kartikeya
Murugan
deityAspect Murugan as a youth
hasSubShrines Yes
hasTempleTank Yes
hillRange Azhagar Hills
locatedIn India
Tamil Nadu
locatedNear Madurai
mainDeityWeapon vel
surface form: Vel
nearbyCity Madurai
nearbyTemple Alagar Kovil
oneOf six principal abodes of Murugan
partOf Arupadai Veedu
pilgrimageImportance major Murugan pilgrimage centre
primaryFestivals Panguni Uttiram
surface form: Panguni Uthiram

Skanda Sashti
Thaipusam
region South India
religion Hinduism
ritualsLanguage Sanskrit
Tamil
sacredStatus revered hill shrine
situatedOn hill
state Tamil Nadu
visitedBy Murugan devotees worldwide
devotees from Sri Lanka
devotees from Tamil Nadu
worshippedBy Tamil people
surface form: Tamil Hindus
worshipTradition Tamil Hindu tradition

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Kartikeya abode Pazhamudircholai
Kumara associatedWith Pazhamudircholai