ಅವಲೋಕನ
- ಪ್ರಧಾನ ದೇವತೆ
- Murugan as Swaminatha Swamy
- ದೇವಾಲಯದ ವಿಧ
- Temple
- ಸ್ಥಳ
- Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu
ದೇವಾಲಯದ ಸಾರಾಂಶ
Swaminatha Swamy Temple at Swamimalai is a major Murugan pilgrimage shrine near Kumbakonam. It is revered as one of the six Arupadai Veedu, the traditional sacred abodes of Murugan.
ಇತಿಹಾಸ
The temple has a long worship tradition and is closely associated with the sacred narrative in which Murugan, as Swaminatha, explains the meaning of the Pranava mantra to Shiva.
ಮಹತ್ವ
Swamimalai is especially revered for the guru symbolism of Murugan as Swaminatha. The shrine is one of the six principal Murugan pilgrimage centres in Tamil tradition.
ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
The hill shrine is approached by sixty steps traditionally associated with the sixty-year Tamil calendar cycle, with the principal Murugan sanctum placed above the lower shrines.
ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ
ಹತ್ತಿರದ ವಸತಿ, ಆಹಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಗಳು
ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಹೋಟೆಲ್ಗಳು, ಉಪಾಹಾರಗೃಹಗಳು, ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ದೇವಾಲಯದ ಆಯ್ದ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.