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| Engan Murugan temple | |
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 Entry to the shrine of Muruga | |
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| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Deity | Murugan |
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| Location | Engan |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
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| Type | Dravidian |
Engan Murugan Temple is atemple dedicated to theTamil godMuruga situated as a separate shrine in the campus ofEngan Brahmapurisvarar Temple inEngan in theThiruvarur District ofTamil Nadu,India. It is a popular tourist destination. Engan is located 13 kilometres fromThiruvarur.
The shrine of Muruga can be reached through the south entrance.[1]
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 atSikkal and Ettukudi. Upon sculpting the idol at Sikkal, the sculptorcut 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 atSikkal 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.[citation needed] 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 theTamil language.
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