Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple, Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple in Coimbatore is a revered and time-honoured place of worship that continues to inspire deep devotion among countless devotees. Surrounded by a serene atmosphere and enriched with cultural charm, the temple stands as a symbol of faith, tradition, and community bonding. Its sacred premises have witnessed generations of prayers, festivals, and rituals that reflect the spiritual heartbeat of the region. Visitors are often drawn not only by the temple’s divine presence but also by its beautiful surroundings, intricate craftsmanship, and the sense of peace it offers. Whether you are a pilgrim seeking blessings or a traveller exploring heritage sites, Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple remains an unmissable spiritual landmark that speaks of the region’s enduring cultural and religious legacy. As part of the broader heritage of Famous temples in Tamil Nadu, it continues to attract devotees and travellers alike.

Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple History and Significance

Constructed in the 12th century, the Maruthamalai Temple is considered the seventh abode of Lord Murugan. The temple's name derives from the 'Marudha' trees (Terminalia arjuna) that once densely populated the hill. The site is also associated with Pambatti Siddhar, one of the 18 Tamil Siddhars, who is believed to have meditated in a cave here and received divine blessings from Lord Murugan. The temple's rich history and spiritual significance make it a vital cultural and religious landmark in the region.

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Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple Opening Time

Day	Timings
Monday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sunday	6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple Pooja Timing

Pooja Name	Timings
Ko Pooja	05:15 AM to 05:25 AM IST
Viswaroopa Pooja	05:30 AM to 06:00 AM IST
Ushakala poojai	05:30 AM to 06:00 AM IST
Kalasandhi pooja (One day before through office counter or online Rs. 1500 to register and only four persons are allowed per booking)	08:30 AM to 09:00 AM IST
Uchikkala Pooja (One day before through office counter or online Rs. 1500 to register and only four persons are allowed per booking)	11:30 AM to 12:00 AM IST
Sayaraksha Pooja (Evening) (One day before through office counter or online Rs. 1500 to register and only four persons are allowed per booking)	04:30 PM to 05:00 PM IST
Ardhajama Pooja	07:30 PM to 08:00 PM IST

Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple Location Details

Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple is located in Coimbatore, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The temple is well connected by road, rail, and air, making it easily accessible for devotees and tourists. Below are the location details.

Address

Maruthamalai, 641046

0422-2422490

How to Reach Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple

By Road:

Coimbatore is well-connected by road to major towns in Tamil Nadu. State Transport Buses and private taxis operate regularly to Marudhamalai.

By Train:

Nearest railway stations: Coimbatore Junction and Coimbatore North Junction. From these stations, buses or taxis are available to Marudhamalai.

By Air:

Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport. From the airport, you can take a taxi or bus to Coimbatore city and then proceed to Marudhamalai, which is approximately 15 km away.

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Best time to visit (season/months):

The best time to visit is between October and March when the weather is pleasant. Avoid the monsoon season due to heavy rainfall.

Temple Facility

Wheel Chair:

Wheelchairs for differently-abled devotees who come for darshan in this temple are kept near the flagpole.

Free Footwear Stand:

Also on the right hand side of the footpath start for the devotees to leave their colonies safely for the use of the devotees. There is also a free shoe storage station to the right of the start of the uphill trail

Hospital:

The first aid hospital facility for the use of the devotees in this temple is located on the hill near Mudikanikai Mandapam, on the left side of the steps

Golden Chariot:

Near the Rajagopuram there is a Golden Chariot room. The devotees who wish to offer this prayers to this golden chariot muruga has to pay Rs.2000/- . The Golden charriot will be illuminated and Lord Subramanya will around come the temple everyday at 6 P.M and those who have registered for the same will come along with the chariot.

Toilet Facility:

There are 20 separate toilets and refreshments facilities available near the tonsure shed 10 for male and 10 for female maintained hygienically.

Bath Room Facility:

There are 4 separate bathing rooms (2 for male and 2 for female.)

Vehicle Parking:

There is a spacious vehicle parking available in maruthamalai. On the top of the hill in the below the divine adobe of Lord Subramanya, There is enough space for parking two wheelers and four wheelers.

Tonsure Facility:

There is shed with facility near the medical centre for the devotees to offer their hair. This is fully a free service.

Thulabharam Facility:

The Thula Bhara is near the Navagraha temple. The devotees can offer thula bharam prayers with fruits or coins.

Temple Owned Bus Service:

There are three mini buses available for the devotees to climb the hill and pay their prayers and homages to Lord Subramanya. It charges is Rs.10/- per person which is very reasonable for any devotee from streatum of income.

Huts / Cottages:

There are 10 small Guest houses known as kudils in Maruthamalai roof hill below the hill range which are well maintained for the use of important devotees.

Drinking Water R.O.:

There are two pure, clean drinking water terminals available. One is near the hill station car parking foot wears and another one is near pambatti siddhar temple, with the capacity of 500 litres. The one near the shoe footwear stand is of 1500 litre capacity there is one R.O. Plant dedicated for the use of the devotees.

Ear Boring Room:

Ear borring facilities is there which has been d near the main adobe. The facility is exclusively made for the devotees and the child ear borring ceremony happens with permission given to the close kith and kin and parents of the child.

Conduct of Marriage:

Marriages and functions facilities available on the top of the hill and in the main mandapam the marriages are conducted. For conducting the marriage at maruthamalai the temple, administration collect application attached with evidence from both the parties of the marriage. The details in the application will be checked thoroughly and along with the parents acceptance then only they will be permitted.

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Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple Information Facilities and Accommodation

Temple Speciality

Prasadam:

In this holy temple on 23.04.2022 a scheme of distributing Prasadham for the devotees was introduced. This will be given for the whole day whoever visit the temple. The details are 1. 6 am to 7 am - Panchamirtam 2. 7 am to 10 am - Kalkandu saatham 3. 10 am to 3 pm - Samba saatham 4. 3 pm to 7 pm - Puli saatham 5. 7 pm to till closing the temple - Thinaimaavu urundai

Prayer:

The Maruthamalai can be called as hill of herbal medicines which is known for many rare herbs with medical values are there. These divine quality herbs with medical values is boon to the mankind and are good enough to cure the diseases of mind and body. The hill temple can be reached either by claiming the stone steps or can be reached by road in vehicles. While climbing the hill temples of Lord Muruga in the stone steps, there is Lord Vinayaka blessing the devotees, He is called Thaanthonri Vinayaka which means as self evolved moorthi. After the ofering prayers submitted to Lord Vinayaka, if the devotees claim up the steps they can see the Idumban temple. Over there and right above it is beautifully carved mandapam, in which there are beautiful images of horse shoes. The devotees believe that the impression of those horse shoes are of the harse on which Lord Subramanya himself. Lame riding right at the end of the steps, just opposite, the steps lead us to the temple is Aadhimoolavar temple. In this shrine Lord Shri Subramanya is with his consor is Valli, Deivanai and they exist there in the &ampldquoLinga Form” to bless the devotees. It is the age old self made divine Linga Form of Lord Subramanya. This is the divine speciality of this Maruthamalai temple. On trekking above after dharshan, we can see Pancha Vruksham korakattai, Ichi, Aalamaram, Vakkornai maram and Orrumaram all trees in one place looking like a single tree is a virtual delight to see for the devotees. Under the tree is seated Lord Panchamuga Vinayagar Lord Ganapathi with five faces blessing the devotees who come to the temple. This is so special and unseen in any other temple. Pambatti Siddhar is one among the 18 siddhars who worshipped Lord Muruga and it is believed that swamy appeared before him in the form of snake. To strengthen this incident the rock in the temple naturally formed looks like a snake which is so special and divine apart from this main deity Subramanya Swamy Southern side Lord Patteeshwarar temple, norther side goddess Maragathambigai sannathi are located. The main deity here is appearing here in the form of somasundar thirukolam. (that is inbetween Lord Shiva and Parvathi Devi)

Subshrines Details

Arulmigu Maragathambigai Sannathi:

In the right hand side of main adobe, in the eastern side is the Maragathambigai temple. During Soorasamhara utsava, the Lord Subramanya receive divine vel (the war armor) from Divine mother arulmigu Maragathambigai and it is call sakthivel armor receiving ceremony.

Arulmigu Idumban Sannathi:

When stepping out above Lord Thaanthondri Vinayagar, there is a diety called Lord Idumban and we can reach his temple. The Lord is made of single big rounded rock made in the form of kavadi seva. The devotees believe that if prayed to the Lord Idumba, infertility issues will be sorted out.

Arulmigu Thonthondri Vinayagar Sannathi:

At the start of the hill where steps starting is where Thanthondri Vinayagar temple situated. It is very rare and natural to see. The speciality of this Lord can be found in the totally divine lyrics. “Mekka tamil pulava palar manasamelum thekka pootriesyakka pugal maruthamalai Thaanthondri Ganapathiyar” The lyrics was written by Vanna sarabam Dhandapani Swamigal in the name of Thaanthondri pathigam. After worshipping this Lord Thaanthondri Vinayagar there starts a 1st step which is considered as holy as the steps of Lord Ayyappa temple of sabarimala kerala.

Moolasthanam (Arulmigu Subramaniyasamy):

Main adobe (Lord Subramanya Swamy) had kandigai on head, kudumi on the back of the head with small wait band, wisdom stick on the right hand and left hand on his thigh facing towards east direction to remove karma and fear of death and bless the devotees as Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy.

Athimoolasthanam:

Upon the hillock this shrine of lord is situated, the statue is in its asterical as well as physical forms and manifested in the form of Linga. The Lord Subramanya goddess Valli and goddess Deivayanai are also in the Linga form. The first pooja is always performed to the Aadhi Moolasthanam.

Arulmigu Navagraha Channathi:

Right opposite to godess maragathambigai, there is an adobe for navagraha temple.

Arulmigu Varatharaja Perumal Channathi:

Inside the main adobe of Lord Subramanya right opposite to the Shobana mandapam, to the right hand side there exist a beautiful shrine for Lord Varadaraja Perumal

Arulmigu Sabtha Kannimar Sannathi:

The right side, on the pathway of the divine saint pambatti sidhar, the Goddes Arulmigu sabtha kannimar temple is located, which is the tula dovasne of many people in and around Coimbatore.

Arulmigu Patteswarar Channathi:

Left side to the main adobe and well inside the temple, facing to the east is the Lord Pattiswara seated there showering the blessings on the devotees unconditionally ever and ever.

Arulmigu Panchamuga Vinayagar Sannathi:

On the way of Maruthamalai Muruga hill temple this is the place where five different trees addendumed as one. The five trees are the korakattai tree, the echi tree, the peepal tree, the baniyan tree, the vakkannai ottu tree. Under this divinely addendumed trees, a five faced vinayaka majestically exist and bless the devotees.

Arulmigu Pampatti Chittar Sannathi:

Arulmigu Pambatti Siddhar temple, the divine shrine is in the southern side. And it can be reached through the stone steps sliding down. The rock is in the form of snake. There is a tunnel path way from the pambatti siddhar temple and moolasthanam the main adobe of Lord Subramanya. In that way only the siddhar is the form of snake used to visit the main adobe to pay dignity to Lord Subramanya, Lordess Valli and Lordess Deivayanai, With the divine powers from Lord muruga pambatti siddhar cured diseases of devotees and lived there for long time. Even now there is a belief exist that everyday a snake visits the cave temple, drinks milk and eat fruits kept by the devotees.

Temple Services

Annadhanam:

Annadhanam Scheme is one of the Welfare Schemes announced by Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and it was commenced on 23.02.2002 in this Temple. Annadhanam is offered for about 100 Persons after Utchikala Poojaj in Temple. Deposits can be made, for one day alms giving seva which is performed in the name of that devotee. By giving such donation, the devotee is provided with IT (Income Tax) exemption through 80G clause (127(1)//2010-11dated 25.08.2011)

Donation:

Cash (in Indian and foreign currencies), money orders, postal orders, net banking services, checks or demand drafts, debit / credit cards, all kinds of donations and donated items are accepted by devotees to fulfill their prayers. This donation is used for the day-to-day management of the temple, catering to the food and accommodation needs of the devotees and providing first aid medical services to the poor.

Tank Information

Wheelchairs for differently-abled devotees who come for darshan in this temple are kept near the flagpole.

The first aid hospital facility for the use of the devotees in this temple is located on the hill near Mudikanikai Mandapam, on the left side of the steps

There are 20 separate toilets and refreshments facilities available near the tonsure shed 10 for male and 10 for female maintained hygienically.

There are 4 separate bathing rooms (2 for male and 2 for female.)

There is shed with facility near the medical centre for the devotees to offer their hair. This is fully a free service.

The Thula Bhara is near the Navagraha temple. The devotees can offer thula bharam prayers with fruits or coins.

There are 10 small Guest houses known as kudils in Maruthamalai roof hill below the hill range which are well maintained for the use of important devotees.

Sculpture Details

Wheelchairs for differently-abled devotees who come for darshan in this temple are kept near the flagpole.

The first aid hospital facility for the use of the devotees in this temple is located on the hill near Mudikanikai Mandapam, on the left side of the steps

There are 20 separate toilets and refreshments facilities available near the tonsure shed 10 for male and 10 for female maintained hygienically.

There are 4 separate bathing rooms (2 for male and 2 for female.)

There is shed with facility near the medical centre for the devotees to offer their hair. This is fully a free service.

The Thula Bhara is near the Navagraha temple. The devotees can offer thula bharam prayers with fruits or coins.

There are 10 small Guest houses known as kudils in Maruthamalai roof hill below the hill range which are well maintained for the use of important devotees.

Mural Details

Wheelchairs for differently-abled devotees who come for darshan in this temple are kept near the flagpole.

The first aid hospital facility for the use of the devotees in this temple is located on the hill near Mudikanikai Mandapam, on the left side of the steps

There are 20 separate toilets and refreshments facilities available near the tonsure shed 10 for male and 10 for female maintained hygienically.

There are 4 separate bathing rooms (2 for male and 2 for female.)

There is shed with facility near the medical centre for the devotees to offer their hair. This is fully a free service.

The Thula Bhara is near the Navagraha temple. The devotees can offer thula bharam prayers with fruits or coins.

There are 10 small Guest houses known as kudils in Maruthamalai roof hill below the hill range which are well maintained for the use of important devotees.

Where is the Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple located?

The Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple is located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Specifically, it is situated in the Coimbatore district.

Which God is Subramaniyaswamy?

Subramaniyaswamy is a major Hindu deity.

What is the best time to visit Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple?

The best time to visit is between October and March when the weather is pleasant. Avoid the monsoon season due to heavy rainfall.

Why is Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple famous among tourists and devotees?

How to reach Maruthamalai Subramaniaswamy Temple from near City or Town?

Nearest railway stations: Coimbatore Junction and Coimbatore North Junction. From these stations, buses or taxis are available to Marudhamalai. Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport. From the airport, you can take a taxi or bus to Coimbatore city and then proceed to Marudhamalai, which is approximately 15 km away.