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Kuzhanthai Velappar. Also some of others trusting this idol is made up of Dasaphasanam which is Ten different herbals. And this abhishegam cures a lot of diseases like cancer and sugar(diabetes) etc. By scientifically more 'Siddhar' lived around western-gates so this Temple location also Middle of western-gates only so we can confirm the stories of Bhogar idols.
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main deity of this temple is called
Kuzhanthai Velappar. The temple was built by a Chera King as per inscription. After completing Palani Andavar statue, Bogar built one more navabasanam (amalgam of nine poisons) idol at this place between Palani and Poombarai. This place is also called as Yanai Gejam (Bogar kadu).
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The wall around the main shrine has
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The temple is built in a typical South India temple architectural style. There is no tower. The sanctum sanctorum faces towards the east direction. The main idol, Kulandai
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There is a song-poem(Poombarai Velan) by Aruna giri nathar who lived during the 15th century. While visiting this temple this god (Murugan) has saved
Arunagiri nathar from a devil by acted as a Baby(Kulanthai), the people are trusting. Because of this incident only Poombarai Murugan has been called
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POOMBARAI KUZHANTHAI VELAPPAR TEMPLE. Kulanthai
Velappar temple is situated in the village of Poombarai near Kodaikanal in Dindigul. There is a song/poem (Poombarai Velan) by Sage Arunagiri Nathar. It was this Murugan who saved Arunagiri Nathar from a demon by taking the form of a child. Hence the
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