palani murugan temple

Golden Chariot :                     Golden Chariot is at the Hill Temple and it has been made using Gold and Silver.        The Fee for the Thangaratha Ula ( Golden Chariot Procession) is Rs.2,000/ ,for which three members are allowed for chariot and five members are allowed to special dharsan .             The Golden Chariot procession is held on every day. Golden chariot not procession days:                                    ThaiPoosam   -      4days,                                     Panguni Utharam   -     4Days,                                   Navarathiri      -      10days,                                   Soorasamharam       -      1day                                    Deepa Kirthigai      -      1 day

                 Winch             In palani murugan temple, there are three Man Riding Haulage Winches are operated. The 36 seater 1st Winch was installed in the year 1966, the 32 Seater 2nd Winch was installed in the year 1981 and the 36 seater 3rd Winch was installed in the year 1988.            The capacity of winch is 36 seats and length of the way is 290 meters from base station to hill temple and travel time is only 8 minutes.        Along the winch tracks Greenish garden is maintained,  waterfalls  and  Lily ponds  are maintained at the lower winch station. Timing :         Normal Days      :      5.20 A.M to 9.00 P.M.         Festival Days      :      3.20 A.M to 9.00 P.M.   Fare :                 There are two Queue line in winch Systems. One is Normal way, and the other one is special way.                  There are two counters to get tickets for winch . For going up devotees can get ticket from downstair counter. For coming down there also

Rope Way System :                     The Rope car system is introduced for the first time in Tamilnadu at Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani for the benefits of the devotees.                                    A mono Cable Fixed Grip Reversible Jig-Back Rope way system is being operated with four cabins on each side with 350 passengers per Hour capacity.                  The rope-car takes only 2.45 minutes to cover the distance of 320 metres .                  Artificial water fall are created along the rope car alignment.                  I talian and Korean grass giving rock a greenish look were planted on the hill embarkment on the rope car station. 30 meters High artificial water fall is being created along the rope car alignment.   Timing :         Running Time                 :     07 .00 A.M to 9.00 P.M.         Maintanance  Break       :     01 .30 P.M to 02.30 P.M.   Fare :                 There are two Queue line in Rope Wa

A langaram : Daily six Kala Poojas are being performed to the main Deity (Moolavar). Daily Poojas and alangarams of Palani Andavar are as follows :- Time Pooja Alangaram 6.40 A.M Vizhapooja Sanniyasi Alangaram 8.00 A.M SirukalaSanthi Vedan Alangaram 9.00 A.M Kalasanthi Balasubramaniar Alangaram 12.00 Noon Uchikkalam Vaitheekal Alangaram 5.30 P.M Sayarakshai Raja Alangaram 8.00 P.M Rakkalam Puspha Alangaram

              Palani Arulmigu Shri Dhandayuthapani temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. It is located in the town of Palani in Dindigul, This temple is one among the six Padaiveedu’s of Lord Muruga. ie. the 3rd Padaiveedu namely Arulmigu Thiruvaavinankudi temple is part and parts of this temple. Thai Poosam and Panguni Uthiram festivals are very famous festivals and large number of devotees coming here at that time.             The deity of Palani is known as  Dandayudhapani Swami , the Lord having the Staff in his Hand.     The deity at the  sanctum sanctorum  is made out of an amalgam of nine minerals popularly called  Navabashana.  The deity is in a standing position with a baton in his hand. He has the look of a person who has renounced all worldly pomp. He has just a loincloth besides the baton. He is a mute messenger of the great precept 'Renounce all to reach Me'. The icon is unique in the whole world. It was made by  siddha Bhogar  by combining nine poi