The word for вЂњThiruveragamвЂќ is The temple has 3gopuram (gateway towers) and 3 parts. Such an artificial hill is called вЂњKattu MalaiвЂќ in Tamil. In Swamimalai, Muruga is regarded as вЂњSwaminatha Swami,вЂќ and вЂњBalamurugan.вЂќ The temple is built on an artificial hill. The Architecture of Swamimalai Murugan Temple The location came to be known as Swamimalai and the presiding deity as Swaminathan, as Lord Shiva acceded to Lord MurugaвЂ™s plea and heard OMвЂ™s presentation as a disciple. Lord Muruga said he understood OMвЂ™s meaning and can only describe it to the latter if he can acknowledge him as a mentor and listen as a devoted disciple to the exposition. As Muruga insisted on the imprisonment being a fair punishment for BrahmaвЂ™s stupidity, Lord Siva asked him if he knew the significance of the primordial Pranava OM himself. Everything things came to a standstill with Brahma imprisoned and the devas prayed to Lord Siva to get Brahma out. Brahma acknowledged his ignorance and the Lord imprisoned him.

Once when Brahma, the lord of all things, went to Kailasa, he was asked by the ever-playful boy Lord Muruga for the significance of the Pranava OM. With the penance of the saint thus disturbed the Lord was ignorant of all his wisdom and is said to have recovered them by learning Lord MurugaвЂ™s Pranava mantra at this shrine. The Lord extinguished the holy fire by placing a hand over the saintвЂ™s head. Such was the power of penance that the sacred fire emanating from the saintвЂ™s head reached to the heavens, and the fearful devas surrendered to Lord Shiva in prayer for his grace. Bhrugu had the blessing that anyone who disturbs his mediation would lose all his wisdom before starting an arduous tavamor penance.

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