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Tradition says
Associated with the poet Avvaiyar, whom Murugan is said to have humbled and then blessed here - the 'pazham nee' exchange that gives Tamil one of its best-known stories about wisdom and humility.
Historians say
The sixth and last of the Arupadai Veedu, on a forested hill north of the city. The only one of the six where Murugan appears with both consorts, Valli and Deivanai. Azhagar Kovil sits at the foot of the same hill.