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Swami Malai Temple

80 Reviews

#3 of 56 things to do in Thanjavur

Sights & Landmarks, Sacred & Religious Sites

Kumbakonam Town | 5 Km from Kumbakonam Town, Thanjavur, India

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“One of the Six abodes of Lord Murugan”

This is the temple is easy to reach by road situated in Kumbakonam Town, Very very good darshan to... read more

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Sarma_nvny

Chennai (Madras), India

“Old Hindu temple”

Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple located in Swamimalai. It was old and very beautiful... read more

Reviewed May 29, 2019

MHP91

Mehsana, India

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The temple commemorates the incident where Muruga explained the essence of the pranava mantra "Om" to his father Shiva But Swami Malai is famous for its Brass and Copper statues built by people whose family has be...

Perfect time to visit this temple is at early morning or in evening

The temple has a golden chariot made of gold, silver and metals like copper, and beautifully illuminated with electric bulbs for festivals.

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Kumbakonam Town | 5 Km from Kumbakonam Town, Thanjavur, India

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SashSo

Ilford, United Kingdom

7732

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

In need

This arupadai veedu of lord Murugan is a significant milestone and must see for visitors. Having said this, it was somewhat disappointing to see that the temple is not well maintained. It would be great if they took more care into the tidiness and appearance...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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Sarma_nvny

Chennai (Madras), India

5013

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

One of the Six abodes of Lord Murugan

This is the temple is easy to reach by road situated in Kumbakonam Town, Very very good darshan to have and we feel blessed. The archakar will give flower garlands and I feel it is one of the best blessings to receive. We can purchase...More

Date of experience: March 2019

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MHP91

Mehsana, India

18011

Reviewed May 29, 2019

Old Hindu temple

Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple located in Swamimalai. It was old and very beautiful temple. Good place to visit with family.

Date of experience: May 2019

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Thiruselvam768

Tiruchirappalli, India

307

Reviewed May 13, 2019 via mobile

Go with devotional

This place is a temple Temple of god murugan also known as tamil kadavul(god) A best devotional place It is one kind of hill temple The way it looks nice

Date of experience: April 2019

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vmsatheesh22

Kochi (Cochin), India

985141

Reviewed May 11, 2019 via mobile

Good

Swami malai temple, here only temples to visit but every one likes to visit the temples, because all temples looks beautiful

Date of experience: May 2019

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Jega B

Perth, Australia

2911

Reviewed April 19, 2019

My Visit to Swami Malai

Must see places to see Arumugan. This temple is one of the six houses dedicated to god murugan the tamil god.

Date of experience: March 2019

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Ananth727499

Tiruppur, India

31857

Reviewed April 11, 2019 via mobile

One of the six padai Veedu of Lord Muruga..

This Temple is in the outskirts of kumbakonam town. In this Temple, it is believed that Lord Shiva came to his son lied murugan as a student to learn the meaning of "OM". This Temple has 60 steps, each depicting one Tamil year name.. Since...More

Date of experience: May 2018

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prakash290

Alyth, United Kingdom

7530

Reviewed April 1, 2019 via mobile

3rd of the 6 main temples done

On arrival we were a bit disappointed to find that the temple is looking a bit neglected. Some parts of the building need a good clean. However it didnt deter us from our goal of seeing Muruga. We bought the 50 rupees ticket which takes...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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Govindan60

Bengaluru, India

319227

Reviewed March 7, 2019

Swaminatha Swamy Temple

Swamimalai Murugan temple is located about 5 Kms from Kumbakonam. The presiding deity is Lord Murugan who sits atop a 60 feet hillock. The temples of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi are located downhill. This place is also called Tiruveragam. As we enter, there is...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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Muru V

Singapore, Singapore

234

Reviewed February 22, 2019

One of the Aarupadai Veedu of Lord Murugan

Sawmi Malai represents Lord Shiva getting lesson from his son Lord Murugan. When up in the temple premises one can have a good look of the city around the temple.

Date of experience: February 2019

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