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Engan Murugan Temple

Engan Murugan Temple is a temple dedicated to the Tamil god Muruga situated as a separate
shrine in the campus of Engan Brahmapurisvarar Temple in Engan in the Thiruvarur District of Tamil
Nadu, India. It is a popular tourist destination. Engan is located 13 kilometres from Thiruvarur.

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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 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.

 

Manora Fort, Thanjavur

The Manora Fort is situated 20 km (12 mi) away from Pattukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India and 60 km
(37 mi) away from Thanjavur. The fort was built by Maratha ruler Serfoji II in 1814–1815 to

commemorate the successful advance of the British over Napoléon Bonaparte. It is an eight-
storeyed, hexagonal tower, which is 23 m high overlooking the Bay of Bengal. The fort derives its

name Manora, from the word Minaret.

In December 2004, five monuments including the fort were damaged in the Indian Ocean tsunami.

It was planned in 2007 by the State Tourism Department to renovate the structure and improve its
infrastructure by building several additional facilities including upgrading the children’s park and
building a tourist’s shed.

Subramaniasamy Temple, Ettukkudi

The temple is located in Tiruvarur-Vedaranyam route at a distance of 25 km from Tiruvarur. This

temple can be reached at a distance of 2 km. from Seeravattam palam in Nagapattinam-
Thiruthuraipoondi road.

Shrines

The shrines of Ganapathi, Juradeva, Srinivasa Soundiraraja Perumal, Anjaneya, Manonmani,
Ayyappan, Mahalakshmi. Navagrahas, Shani and Bhairava. A Siddha known as Vanmeeka attained
samathi here. In the sanctum sanctorum Muruga is found, flanked by Valli and Deivanai, sitting on a
peacock. The base for the sculpture is the two legs of the peacock.
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In the right side of Muruga
shrine, the shrine of Soundhiresvarar and in the left the shrine of the goddess Anandavalli Amman is
found. In front of the temple, the temple tank is found.