Palani Murugan Temple Palani Murugan Temple in Palani is one of the oldest temples of Lord Subramania, the son of the Shiva Parvati. Durga Temple is also known as "Dhandayuthapani Temple" due to the presence of Sri Murugan. Lord Bhagavan is famous in Tamilnadu as "Pazhani Adaavan". The name "Palani" is said to have originated from the word "gentle" meaning "fruit of knowledge". Subramanya is considered wise. 67km from Palakkad via Pollachi and train route; From Ernakulam to Chalakkudy-Valparai or Munnar, or from Thrissur to Vadakkanchery-Nemmara. The temple is located in the hill town of Palani, about 294 km away from Kottayam, via Kompanni-Theni. The Thiruvinam-Kutty shrine is one of the six temples dedicated to Lord Muruga of Sree Muruga. There is a Shankmughan, a six-faced goddess of Subrahmanya. Palaniya Murugan used to build the idol of Pazhani Murugan, a special wool, made up of nine siddha drugs called the N...