Muthumalai Murugan Temple is situated on Chennai - Salem Highway near Aathur in a small town called Utharagoundapallayam.
The deity stands at a height of 146 ft and is taller than the one at Batu caves, Malaysia.
There is a small Murugan temple on the hill behind the statue (visible in the pic). It is believed that this temple on the hill is more than 300 yrs old. Sridhar Natrajan, the chairman of the trust decided to construct the mammoth statue on his private land.
The sheer size and the serenity of the hills around is definitely a place worth visiting.
6.00am to 9.30pm (entry free)
Special abhisekam via lift has a fee
The temple is busy most of the days and there is sufficient parking space at the venue.
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