Engan Murugan Temple is a
temple
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dedicated to the
Tamil
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god
Muruga
Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...
situated as a separate shrine in the campus of
Engan Brahmapurisvarar Temple in
Engan in the
Thiruvarur District
Thiruvarur district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males.
Geography
The district occupies an area of 2,161 ...
of
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. It is a popular tourist destination. Engan is located 13 kilometres from
Thiruvarur
Thiruvarur () also spelt as Tiruvarur is a municipality in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Thiruvarur district and Thiruvarur taluk. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja t ...
.
The shrine of Muruga
The shrine of Muruga can be reached through the south entrance.
குங்குமம், ஆன்மிகம், இங்கண் (எண்கண்) பிரமீஸ்வரம்
Legend
According to popular folklore, the sculptor who sculpted the idol of Murugan or Shanmughantheswara in this temple was the same person who carved the sculpture at Sikkal and Ettukudi. Upon sculpting the idol at Sikkal, the sculptor cut
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his right thumb so as to ensure that he would not create anything anywhere which would surpass the beauty of the image at Sikkal. After sculpting the idol at Ethukudi, he, however, found the idol excelling the one at Sikkal in beauty and hence blinded himself as punishment. Hence while sculpting the idol of Murugan at Engan, the sculptor had to rely on the assistance of a woman as he was blind himself. By mistake, while sculpting, he cut a finger belonging to the woman and blood began to ooze. These droplets of blood fell on his eyes curing him of his blindness. Once the sculptor realised that he could now see, he exclaimed in amazement "Engan! Engan!" meaning "My eyes" in the Tamil language
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References
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Photogallery
File: Enkanbrahmapurisvarartemple1.jpg, Rajagopura of Brahmapurisvarar temple
File: Engan_Murugan_temple3.JPG, The Complex of Brahmapurisvarar temple
File: Engan_Murugan_Temple.jpg, Another view of Brahmapurisvarar temple
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Hindu temples in Tiruvarur district
Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu