Sikkal Singaravelan Temple

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creator = unknown
proper_name = Sikkal Singaravelan Koil
date_built =
primary_deity = Singaravelan (Lord Murugan)
architecture = Dravidian architecture
location = Sikkal

Sikkal Singara Velan Temple is one of the most popular Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Muruga and a contender for a the unofficial seventh Padaiveedu of Muruga, along with the popular Arupadaiveedu (six bodes of Lord Muruga). It is located in the village of Sikkal, near Nagapattinam in Tamilnadu. It is believed in Hindu mythology that this place was once a jasmine forest and due to it pleasant smell, the semi-human goddess in Hindu mythology, Kamadenu lives here. It is one of the rare traditional Hindu temples that has both Shiva (Navaneeteswarar) and Vishnu (Venaipperuman) deities in the same complex. [cite web
url = http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/s131.html
title = Sikkal temple description]

The most important festival is associated with Lord Muruga getting the weapon Vel from his divine mother, Parvathi to destroy the demon king, Soorapadman. During this time, it is believed by the devotees that the idol sweats and a major event is conducted. After receiving the weapon and the blessings from his divine mother, he proceeds to kill the demon in Sri Lanka, while setting up the base camp in Thiruchendur.

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External links

* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/10/31/stories/2003103101600400.htm/ Excellent article on the temple in "The Hindu"]
*http://nagapattinam.nic.in/sikkal.html
*http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/tamilnadu/sikkal/index.htm
*http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/m029.html
*http://www.murugan.org/temples/sikkal.htm
* [http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Nagapattinam1.aspx?catid=c1&subcat1id=c1s1&subcat2id=c1s1s17/ Tamilnadu tourism page]