Swaminathar, Swamimalai, Thanjavur
This temple on a little hillock near Kumbakonam is one of the 6 Arupadai Veedu temples of Murugan, and the place where Lord Siva was instructed into the meaning of the Pranava mantram, by His son Murugan. However, the interesting stories here are about how the hillock came into existence, and the other (and lesser known) story of why Lord Siva had to be instructed by Murugan in the first place. What are these legends? Continue reading Swaminathar, Swamimalai, Thanjavur