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Abode 06 · Avvaiyar's Riddle — the Forest Abode
பழமுதிர்ச்சோலை முருகன் கோயில்Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple
MoolavarSolaimalai Muruganசோலைமலை முருகன்
ConsortValli and Deivanai
LocationAlagar Hills, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
FestivalsPanguni Uthiram, Aadi Krittikai, Vaikasi Visakam
Sthala Mahātmyam
Set in the forested Alagar Hills north of Madurai, Pazhamudircholai is the sylvan abode where Murugan, as a mischievous cowherd boy, humbled the great poet Avvaiyar with the riddle of the naaval (jamun) fruit — 'ripe, or unripe?' It is the only one of the six abodes where the Lord is enshrined with both his consorts, Valli and Deivanai. Amid springs and groves, it is the forest home of Valli and the final abode of the Arupadai Veedu.
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திருப்பரங்குன்றம் முருகன் கோயில்
Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple
The Wedding — Deivanai Kalyanam
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திருச்செந்தூர் முருகன் கோயில்
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Soorasamharam — Victory by the Sea
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பழனி தண்டாயுதபாணி சுவாமி கோயில்
Palani Dhandayudhapani Swamy Temple
The Ascetic — Gnana Pazham
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