Situated five miles west of Madurai, the temple is carved out of a rock. Tradition has it that Indra, the king of Devas, gave his Daughter Devasena in marriage to Subramanya in recognition of the services rendered by Him to devas by destroying their enemy Soorapadman, Nakkiar, the renowned poet of Sangam period rendered the Thirumurugatruppadai in this Kshetra.
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