OLD IS GOLD:
Outside the Tamil Nadu region, the oldest temples can be found in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka where ancient seafaring empires like the Chozha Empire and Vijayanagara Empire spread their dominions.
MODERN:
“Do not live in a village where there is no temple” says a Tamil Proverb.
In the early modern period, Mauritius, Fizi, Malaysia, Singapore and Suriname have seen many temples being built, as the Indian Diaspora settled across these areas over the past 250-300 years.
We will start with the famous list:
1.Muruga Cave Temple, Malaysia
Batu Cave Temple and Lord Murugan Statue is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan and home to tallest statue of Lord Murugan in the world.
2.Kathirgamam Murugan Movil, Sinhala Region, Sri Lanka:
Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya in Sinhala
Kathirgamam Murugan Kovil in Tamil
Maha Devale/murugan Kovil
3.Nallur Kandaswamy Temple, Tamil region, Sri Lanka
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka is dedicated to Lord Murugan. The temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples in Sri Lanka.
4.Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple, Fiji
Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple in Nadi is the largest Hindu Temple in Fiji. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan and witness very large numbers of devotees.
5. Shri Subramaniar Swamy Temple, Myanmer
6.Subramaniam Temple - Ho Chill Minh, Vietnam
7.Sri Thendayutthapani Temple - Ho Chill Minh, Vietnam
8.Sri Velmurugan Temple, England
9.Murugan Temple, Roermond, the Netherlands
10.Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, Switzerland
11.Murugan Temple, Sydney, Australia
12.Murugan Temple, Melbourne, Australia
The list excludes, the Karthikeya temples in other parts of India.
The Murugan Worship and rituals followed by Tamils are different and standardised by a Tamil Mystic Arunagiri Nathar in 15th Century. Murugan is worshipped with two consorts - Valli and Deivayani.
The list of 12 temples mentioned above follows the rituals of “Aru Padai Veedu’’ Murugan Worship. There are Murugan Temples on the same lines in Southern and Western Karnataka, Seema Andhra and Sri Balamurugan Temple (Madrasi Mandir) in Hatkeshwar, Ahmedabad.
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