Aru padai Veedu Lord Murugan temples

Aru padai Veedu Lord Murugan temples are located in Tamilnadu Skanda - also known as Murugan, Kartikeya, Subramanya is one of the most revered deities in the southern state of Tamilnadu. but six temples are considered most important - The arupadai veedus of Muruga. These are Palani near Madurai (Dhandaayutapani), Swamimalai (Swaminathanaswamy), Tiruchendur - (Bala Subramanya Swami and Senthilandavar), Tiruttani near Tirupati and Chennai (Bala Subramanya Swami), Tirupparamkundram near Madurai (Subramanyaswami), Pazhamudirsolai near Alagar Koyil near Madurai (Solaimalai Murugan). The deities in these temples depict various stages in Lord Muruga's life - as an angry child in Palani offering upadesam to his father in Swamimalai destroyed Surapadman & worshipped Lord Siva in Tiruchendur after destroying the asura Surapdman in Tiruttani married Deivayaanai in Tirupparankundram with Valli & Deivayaanai in Pazhamudirsolai