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Monday, August 20, 2018

Karuppanna Swamy Temple, Keela Kuyilkudi, Samanar Hills, Madurai

Karuppanna Swamy Temple, Keela Kuyilkudi, Samanar Hills, Madurai
Karuppanna Swamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to local village deity, Karuppanna Swamy located at Keela Kuyilkudi Village in the foot Hills of Samanar Hills in Madurai District of Tamilnadu. This temple constitutes a few idols that were made by the Jain monks. There is also a lotus pond at the bottom of the hills. This Temple is located at a very picturesque place at the base of the Samanar hills. There are steps to climb this small hill. The location is a favourite spot for the Kollywood.



The Temple has been heavily modernized, but if you look closely at two deities, fancifully called after mythical Pandya kings, you will find the heads of early pre-9th century Pandya sculptures of attendants, who would have formed part of the Jain temple that once stood on the hill. They have not been vandalized, but giving stucco or concrete bodies and incorporated into the pantheon of deities inside the living temple.



The Temple is situated on the Nagamalai-Pudukottai Road. The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Vadivelkarai Bus Stop, 1.5 Kms from Keelakuilkudi Bus Stop, 8 Kms from Thiruparankundram, 11 Kms from Madurai, 10 Kms from Madurai Periyar Bus Stand, 15 Kms from Madurai Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus, 10 Kms from Madurai Railway Station and 17 Kms from Madurai Airport.