Vayalur Murugan Temple

The Vayalur Murugan Temple is in the village of Kumaravayalur in Tiruchirappalli district, among green fields near the Uyyakondan river. It was begun by the Medieval Cholas in the 9th century and is about 1,200 years old. The presiding deity is Shiva, as Adinathar with his consort Adinayagi, but the temple is best known for its shrine of Murugan, whose image as Muthukumaraswamy stands in the first precinct behind the sanctum.

The Agni Theertham, also called Shakthi Theertham, is said to have been made by Murugan himself with his spear, and a vanni tree, the temple's sacred tree, grows to the left of the gopuram entrance. The five-tiered rajagopuram is modern and is associated with the Hindu writer and speaker Kirupanandha Variyar. The state's Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department runs the temple.