Where the victor married. A temple cut into the living rock.
- Deity
- Murugan with Deivanai
- Where
- Thiruparankundram திருப்பரங்குன்றம்
- Known as
- The first of the Arupadai Veedu
- Oldest record
- 8th century
௧ The legend
The wedding after the war
When Murugan defeated the demon Surapadman, Indra, king of the gods, gave him his daughter Deivanai in marriage.
The wedding was held here, at the foot of the great rock, and the gods came down to see it.
As the story is told at the temple. Legends vary in the telling.
௨ Across the centuries
Built by many hands, tier upon tier
8th century
Pandya kings
Shrines are cut directly into the rock of the hill.
Later
The Nayaks
Halls and the gopuram are added in front of the rock.
௩ What to look for
When you stand inside
The rock-cut shrines
Shiva, Vishnu, Durga, Ganesha and Murugan, all cut from one hill.
௪ The temple’s year
The festivals that fill it
- சித்திரைChithiraiApr–May
- வைகாசிVaikasiMay–Jun
- ஆனிAaniJun–Jul
- ஆடிAadiJul–Aug
- ஆவணிAavaniAug–Sep
- புரட்டாசிPurattasiSep–Oct
- ஐப்பசிAippasiOct–Nov
- கார்த்திகைKarthigaiNov–Dec
- மார்கழிMargazhiDec–Jan
- தைThaiJan–Feb
- மாசிMaasiFeb–Mar
- பங்குனிPanguniMar–Apr
Panguni Mar–Apr
Panguni Uthiram
The divine wedding, celebrated where it happened.
Festival dates follow the temple’s own calendar and change each year. We confirm them before you travel.
௫ Going there
Journeys that bring you here
- Most Tamil Nadu temples close around midday and reopen in the late afternoon. Each day keeps temples for the morning and evening and puts the road in between.
- Dress traditionally and modestly. Footwear is left outside every temple.
- Darshan arrangements differ from temple to temple and can change on festival days. We confirm what is possible at each one before you travel.
To stand here yourself, with the car, the stay, the guide and the darshan arranged, ask us to plan your journey. We call you back and listen first.
Draft Legends and history are retold from widely published sources and await review. Timings, dress code and special-entry arrangements are published once each fact has a source and a review date.