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                 The Murugan Temple of Palani is one of the oldest temples in the world. No one knows when the temple was constructed. It is believed from the Tamil scriptures that Bogar, one of the 18 siddhars, devised the moolavar (main idol) of Lord Karthikeya. He was born in South India around 3000 BC.

     

                  The idol of the Muruga in Palani, was created and consecrated by sage Bogar, one of aaseevaham's (Ancient Tamil Culture) eighteen great siddhas out of an amalgam of nine poisons or navapashanam.

                 Navapashanam is an amalgam of nine poisonous herbs using a closely guarded ancient secret formula by master siddha alchemist and made into a miraculous alchemical bead said to possess powerful energies excellent for the physical body after wearing it or drinking the water.

                There are almost 700 steps   to reach the hill temple. Alternatively ,there is a “3” Haulage Winches(a small rope train) , and a Rope Car to goto the temple on the top of the hill.

                 Palani is situated in the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is about 112 km from Madurai and almost 152 km from Tiruchirappalli. 

                The other famous tourist places near palani is kodaikanal , which is called Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest". Distance between Kodaikanal to Palani is 63 km by Road along with an aerial distance of 26 km. There are no direct flights or trains or buses between Kodaikanal to Palani.The convenient, fastest and cheapest way to reach from Kodaikanal to Palani is to take Indica from Kodaikanal to Palani.