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Theerthamalai is an important Sacred place in Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district located in Tamil Nadu, India. The name Theerthamalai in Tamil it means Hill with Holy Water. Theerthamalai is a village situated about 16 km north-east of Harur. Theerthagirishwarar temple is located at the top of a hillock.  The temple situated about one km up the steep slope of a hillock derives its name from the five springs in the temple. Lord  Theerthagireeswar  ( Lord Shiva ) is the worshipping deity. Chola    and   Vijayanagara  Kings donated liberally to this temple. A lot of devotees throng the temple during the Mahashivarathiri.   It is believed that a Saint lives in this man made cave HISTORY Theerthagirishwarar was built in 7th century and many contributions were made by the Chola and Pandya Kings. Several Inscriptions can be found in the Theerthagireeswarar Temple.In the inscriptions on this temple says Chola emperors...

Subramaniyaswami Temple , Marudamalai  is a popular 12th century hill temple dedicated to  Hindu  god  Murugan , situated near  Coimbatore ,  Tamil Nadu , India. It is considered as the Seventh House of Lord Murugan. Like most Murugan temples, the  temple  is situated upon a hillock, part of the  Western Ghats  about 12 km west from the city of  Coimbatore .