Sri Murugan temple

About this place

Fifteen kilometres west of Coimbatore, on the Western Ghats, situated in a lush, green milieu is the temple of Marudhamalai. Said to belong to the 12th Century, the temple is surrounded by the hilly range on three sides. Several buses ply between Coimbatore and the foothills of Marudhamalai, from where devotees board mini buses to reach the temple. Stone inscriptions dating back to the 12th Century contain words such as Marudhan and Marudhachalam, which reveal that the names were in vogue even then. Marudhamalai abounds in medicinal herbs and the pure air and serene atmosphere should make it a haven for the health¬ conscious. The hill is dotted with small mandapams for the devotees to relax on their way uphill.