Marudhamalai, also Maruthamalai or Marudamalai, is a suburb of
Coimbatore in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
, India. It is located along the
Western Ghats, from
Coimbatore. It is currently part of 17th ward of
Coimbatore Corporation
The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu only after the Greater Chennai Corporation with an area ...
. It was part of
Periyanaickenpalayam
Periyanaickenpalayam is a suburb of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is upcoming developing region . It is covered with many industries around it . It is well connected by road and rail transport. It is located along National Hi ...
village panchayat before merging with
Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. The suburb houses the famous
Maruthamalai Marudhachalamurthy Temple
The Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Marudhamalai (also Maruthamalai or Marudamalai), or the Marudhamalai Murugan Temple, is a popular 12th-century hill temple situated in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Built by Tamil kings during the Sangam period as ...
, campuses of
Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University is a public state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of ...
and the
Government Law College, Coimbatore
The Government Law College, Coimbatore is a public law college in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Like the rest of the law colleges in Tamil Nadu, it is administered by Tamil Nadu's Department of Legal Studies, and affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. ...
. It is from VadaValli.
The
Murugan Temple located here is considered to be the seventh abode of
Lord Murugan
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...
. This temple is about 1200 years old and is under the patronage of
Arunagirinathar with
Thiruppugal. There are references to this temple in the inscriptions in the temple at
Thirumuruganpoondi
Thirumuruganpoondi is a Municipality in Tirupur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is about South from Tirupur city and west from Coimbatore city.
Etymology
The place derives its name from the Murugan temple: Thirumuruganatheesw ...
. Adjacent to the temple is the Pambatti Siddhar Cave Temple. Like other temples dedicated to Lord Murugan, the Marudhamalai Temple is located on the top of a hill in the Western Ghats
References
Suburbs of Coimbatore
Cities and towns in Coimbatore district
{{Coimbatore-geo-stub