Soundara-nayaki Amman shrine
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The Soundara-nayaki Amman (சௌந்திரநாயகி அம்மன்) temple is also a part
of the temple complex. It stands south of the cave-temple and belongs to
late Pandya style and built by a danseuse of Kudumiyamalai in the
thirteenth century. The temple consists of a garbha-griham (கர்பகிரகம்),
an ardha-mandapam (அர்த்த-மண்டபம் ) and a bigger mukha-mandapam (முக
மண்டபம்).
THE MURUGAN TEMPLE
Up the hillock, there is a Murugan (முருகன்) temple. It was built in
late Pandya times (13th century AD). The sanctum is quite small. The image
is that of Dhandapani (தண்டபாணி). There exists an ardha-mandapam and a
mukha-mandapam.
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