Parvatagirisvarar Cave Temple, Kunnandarkoil – Murugan Shrine

Parvatagirisvarar Cave Temple, Kunnandarkoil – Murugan Shrine

There is a Murugan shrine on top of this hill. This shrine is situated to the south west of the Parvatagirisvarar shrine. This shrine is of recent origin. The shrine consists of sanctum, ardha mandapam and mukha mandapam. Only the base of the mukha mandapam remains. The walls, pillars and roof the mukha mandapam is lost completely.

The ardha mandapam can be accessed through flight of seven steps. The sanctum enshrines an image of six faced Lord Murugan seated in sukhasana on a peacock. His hands hold several weapons like vajra, shield, sword, sula, sakthi and shows abhaya & varada hastha. Thiruvasi can be seen behind the image. The peacock is shown standing on a pedestal with a snake on its bill.