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is one of the major traditions of the temple, with devotees performing the ritual to fulfill a vow to discard their hair in imitation of the form that
Murugan assumed here. After tonsuring, sandalwood paste is applied to imitate the ritual of anointing of the head of the presiding deity's idol with
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forbids the worship of an imperfect idol, suggestions have been made, at various points of time, to replace it, cover it, or stop some of the rituals, which could have resulted in its erosion. Attempts were made to replace the idol in 1984 and later in 2002. In 2003, the temple officials decided to
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at night prior to the closure of the temple. The pujas are accompanies by traditional musical instruments and tolling of the heavy bell on the hill, to rouse the attention of devotees. The idol is decorated with an attire of a king in the evenings, known as
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community, who hold hereditary rights of sacerdotal worship at the temple. Devotees are permitted to come up to the entrance of the sanctum, while the priests' assistants (Pandārams) are allowed up to the ante-chamber of the sanctum sanctorum.
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of five metals including 10 kg (22 lb) of gold. The idol which was consecrated in
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sandalwood paste, at night, prior to the temple being closed for the day. The paste, upon being allowed to stay overnight, is said to acquire special properties, and is distributed to devotees, as
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was added with a capacity to handle 250 people per hour. The rope way was upgraded in 2018, to increase the hourly capacity to 1500. The temple is one of the most visited in the state.
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or bedroom, the lord is informed of the status of the temple's accounts for the day, by the custodians of the temple, and then put to sleep by singing of an
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tracks were laid up the hill to ferry the pilgrims. In 2003, a
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surmised that the world was no more than his parents Shiva and
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1493:(1st ed.). Chennai, India: Institute of Asian Studies.
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and considered one of the most prominent abodes of Muruga.
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phrase "Pon-udai-nedu-nagar" meaning the big town with
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The most common form of ritual at the temple is the
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1509:. Concept Publishing Company. 2009. p. 25.
1468:. Netherlands: E.J. Brill, Leiden. p. 217.
1414:. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. p. 109.
1331:. Kanniyakumari: Harikumar Arts. pp. 19–20.
1030:Kulandai Velayudhaswami Temple in the foothills
938:in the early morning after opening the temple,
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1545:. Government of Tamil Nadu. 2005. p. 324.
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1613:"Ageing Palani deity in midst of controversy"
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1378:Ethnographic Notes in Southern India, Part 2
2061:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
1587:Census report, Dindigul district, 1951-2011
1506:Economic Reforms and Small Scale Industries
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1036:Thiruavinankudi Kulandhai Velappar Temple
1611:N., Sathiya Moorthy (20 November 2002).
1491:Tamil traditions on Subramanya – Murugan
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970:). An idol of the lord, called the
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2200:K.S., Krishnan (21 January 2005).
2067:(1). Oxford University Press: 82.
1465:Tamil literature, Volume 2, Part 1
1346:. Kumaran Pathippagam. p. 33.
1220:Temples of India Myths and Legends
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1438:South Indian Shrines: Illustrated
1380:. Cosmo Publications. p. 36.
1100:, a burden or mount as a form of
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1884:. Partridge India. p. 185.
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560:tā'il koḷkai maṭantaiyoṭu cilnāl
428:. The temple is synonymous with
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1733:"Palani Devasthanam facilities"
1393:Economic Life under Vijayanagar
728:Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I
558:antarak koṭpiṉar vantu uṭaṉkāṇa
312:. The temple is managed by the
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552:Tī'eḻuntaṉṉa tiṟaliṉar tīppaṭa
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2692:Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu
2202:"The special charm of Palani"
2125:(in Tamil). 2 February 2020.
1825:. Zee News. 27 January 2021.
1799:(in Tamil). 4 February 2023.
578:The location is mentioned as
340:, the hillock was carried by
185:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
2541:Manavalanallur(Kolanjiappar)
2087:"Tonsuring and ear piercing"
2030:"Tonsure ritual in Hinduism"
1978:. Giri Trading. p. 55.
1793:"Palani: virtues of darshan"
1677:. Palani: TOI. 9 July 2019.
1435:Aiyar, P.V.Jagadisa (1982).
1038:is considered as one of the
822:Sculptures inside the temple
720:Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I
492:to carry two hills named as
282:Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple
35:Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple
2181:(1). Sahitya Akademi: 147.
1557:"Madras Renamed Tamil Nadu"
1543:Dindigul District Gazetteer
1489:Zvelebil, Kamil V. (1991).
381:The idol of Murugan in the
27:Temple in Tamil Nadu, India
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1974:Civarāman̲, Akilā (2006).
1823:"Golden chariot in Palani"
1410:V.K., Subramanian (2007).
1301:(in Tamil). Tamil Surangam
724:Jatavarman Vira Pandyan II
2233:Vijaya Ramaswamy (2017).
1949:T.K.R, Sridharan (2022).
1763:"Puja schedule at Palani"
651:Mantaram Cheral Irumporai
565:acaitalum uriyaṉ, atāṉṟu
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2259:"Palani railway station"
2152:. Taylor & Francis.
2092:Government of Tamil Nadu
1878:S.R., Ramanujam (2014).
1462:Zvelebil, Kamil (1975).
1363:University of California
1278:Tamil Virtual University
1274:"Kings of Sangam period"
1042:. It is located next to
649:mentions the Chera king
500:(Mountains of Shiva and
318:Government of Tamil Nadu
1849:"Palani golden chariot"
1391:T.V.Mahalingam (1951).
1376:Edgar Thurston (1975).
1342:S. Padmanabhan (1977).
1016:Geographical Indication
795:Layout and architecture
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217:10.438805°N 77.520261°E
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1329:Temples in South India
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348:on the orders of sage
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1244:"Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai"
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2148:Hume, Lynne (2020).
1881:The Lord of Vengadam
1412:101 Mystics of India
1397:University of Madras
438:, which is a listed
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1591:Government of India
1166:National Highway 83
1094:. Devotees carry a
1082:Vaikhashi Vishakham
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787:which later became
781:Indian Independence
660:Main temple complex
588:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
571:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
480:. Shiva asked sage
457:with his family at
333:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
323:It is mentioned as
308:. It is one of the
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2352:The Times of India
2320:The Times of India
1976:Sri Kandha Puranam
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1327:V., Meena (1976).
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1985:978-8-1795-0397-3
1960:979-8-8870-4354-8
1891:978-1-482-83462-8
1767:Tamilnadu temples
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1421:978-81-7017-471-4
1299:"Purananauru 229"
1229:978-8-123-01661-0
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1148:Funicular railway
1063:rakkāla chandaṇam
944:Sāyarakshai Pujai
906:Tamil Nadu Police
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