பழநி முருகன் கோயில்
Palani, Tamil Nadu · 10.4396°, 77.5209°
Third and most-visited of Murugan's six abodes (Arupadai Veedu), crowning a 140 m hill reached by steps, elephant path, or winch. The idol is held by tradition to be made of navapashanam — nine poisonous minerals blended by the siddha Bogar into a healing amalgam; the abhisheka panchamritam is a GI-tagged prasadam.
Sage Narada offered a fruit of supreme wisdom to Shiva; Ganesha won it by circling his parents, while Murugan raced around the world. Furious, the boy renounced all and stood here as an ascetic with a staff — his parents consoled him: 'You yourself are the fruit' (Pazham nee), giving Palani its name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chera