Bala Murugan Temple, Rathnagiri, Vellore
Balamurugan Temple
is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan located at Rathnagiri Village atop Thirumanikundram Hill in Vellore District of
Tamilnadu. The Temple is believed to be built around the 14th century. It is
situated on top of a hill. There are 130 steps to the hillock top. Ancient
Hindu scriptures say where there is a hill, there is Lord Murugan. Over the
passage of time an ordinary sand structure was converted into a stone shrine.
Ratnagiri
is a small village near Vellore on the way from Chennai to
Bangalore in South India. Saint Arunagirinathar had sung Thiruppugazh on this
temple. Of these Tiruchendur, Tiruparankundram, Tiruvavinankudi, Tiruveragam
and Palamuthircholai are famous shrines, collectively called 'Kundruthoradal'.
The holy shrine at Rathinagiri also features in this category.
History
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Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
·
Darshan Timings: 6.00 am - 1.00 pm
& 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm.
·
Abhishekam Timings: 6.00 am to 10:30
am & 5:30 pm.
·
Temple office working
hours: 9 am to 1 pm & 3 pm to 6 pm.
Festivals
Skanda Shashti
is the most important and auspicious festival of the temple when thousands of
people gather. In the month of July-August, Aadi Kruthikai is also celebrated
with great joy. During the festivals, the idols of Lord Muruga and his wives
are decorated with gold and silver. The idols are then taken for a procession
on a Golden chariot around the temple.
As the
Lord is a Bala – child, Surasamharam does not take place during the Skanda
Sashti festival. Tamil New Year Day; Aadi Velli (auspicious Friday in the
month of August or September); Navaratri (Nine Nights of the Goddess Festival);
Panguni Uttiram; January 1st; The anniversary of Swamiji's enlightenment 20th
March are the other festivals celebrated here with much fanfare.
Singers
The
temple is praised in the Thirupugazh hymns of saint Arunagiriar. The 14th
Century poet Arunagiri Nathar has sung about this temple as ‘RathinakiriVazh
MurukaneIlaya Vaaramarar Perumaley’, which means ‘Murugan, the God of Devas
resides in Rathinagiri’.
Contact
Balamurugan
Temple,
Rathnagiri.
Keel
Minnal, Walajah Taluk,
Vellore
District – 632 517
Phone: +91 4172 266 350 / 266 330
Mobile: +91 94436 25887
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