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Aaruppadai Veedu – Thiruthani Murugan temple Aruppadai Veedu is something that is sacred and very close to the hearts of devotees and followers of Murugan (Lord Subrahmanya). Aruppadai Veedu are the places where Murugan conducted campaign against a demon king “Surapadman” and defeated him. This is popular as Surasamhara. In honor of Murugan’s victory, temples of Murugan have been built in these six places. The six sacred places are Palani, Swamimalai, Thiruttani, Thiruchendur and Palamudircholai and Thirupparamkundram. You can click here to know more about the Arruppadaiveedu Yatra presented by Pureprayer. Kartikeya, Saravana, Shanmuga, Skanda, Kumaraswamy, Subramanya, Velayudhan are some of the names, Murugan is popularly known. The antiquity of the celebrations of Surasamhara performed, can be understood from the fact that they are mentioned in such old texts like Shilappadikaram. Skanda Purana provides the detailed account of birt

Kanchi Kamakshi Temple

Kamakshi Temple in the city of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu State, is an ancient Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Parvati (called Kamakshi), the ultimate form of Goddess Lalita Maha Tripurasundari. It is one of the Sacred Seven Places mentioned in the Puranas.  That can grant ‘Moksha’ (Salvation) and also known as the “Nabhisthana Odyana Peetham”.  Goddess Parvati has been installed in eight forms of Shakti in the temple complex. Nagareshu Kanchi is an old saying about the rich past of the region. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the proponent of