Pazhamudhir Cholai

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 Pazhamudhir cholai

20 km from Madurai is Pazhamudhir cholai which is the sixth abode of

Lord Muruga .

Since we had visited the rest five which are

Thirparankundram ,Swami Malai ,Tirutani ,Palani Tiruchendur

(2 days back ) and Pazamudhircholai .

So we checked into a hotel aptmnt in outskirts of Madurai after a 4 hr drive from Rameshwaram by afternoon .

We went by 4 pm to pazamudircholai .

The temple is in the green Alagar hills or Rishabadiri or idabhagiri hills .

There is a huge Vishnu temple on foothill and we went there first one pf 108 Divya deshams described by Alwars .

A road leads up to the Muruga temple quite small in size .

Lord Muruga is with Valli and Deivayani his consorts and his Vel also has a shrine .

The place is well wooded and green .

Legend says Ilango Adigal wrote Silapadikaaram from here .

The most famous devotee of lord Muruga Avayyar is supposed to have come here once and was tired thirsty and hungry so was resting under a tree when an young lad mostly a cowherd asked her if she wanted some fruits .

She answered yes

He asked fo you want it hot or cold '?'

She wondered how a fruit can be hot !

So she said cold

He shook the tree and several juicy fruits fell on ground .

The venerable old lady took one and blew the sand off it to eat it .

The boy laughingly said so its hot fruit you got as you are blowing it .

Avai was surprised by this stroke of intelligence by an ordinary boy and asked him who he was.

Lord Muruga revealed his true self and blessed her .

This happened in this place .

About 500 mts above this temple is Noopura ganga a perennial water source but now inside the temple to Rakkayi amman .

This temple needs a climb of around 50 steps .

We returned downhill and to Madurai city and our place of stay