Context: Palani temple rehabilitated beggars, destitute persons. Joining hands with volunteers from various agencies the temple managed to communicate with these persons and bring them to one place where they were counselled.

Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani:

• Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple is third of the Six Abodes of Murugan(Aarupadai veedugal).
• It was located in the city of Palani earlier it was known as 'Thiruavinangudi', Dindigul district, 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Coimbatore and northwest of Madurai in the foothills of the Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Palani temple is considered synonymous with Panchamritam, a sweet mixture made of five ingredients.
• The idol of the Muruga in Palani was created and consecrated by sage Bogar, one of Hinduism's eighteen great siddhas out of an amalgam of nine poisons or navapashanam. The legend also holds that the sculptor had to work very rapidly to complete its feature and made it perfect.
• The idol of the deity is said to be made of an amalgam of nine poisonous substances which forms an eternal medicine when mixed in a certain ratio.
• The temple was re-consecrated by the Cheras, whose dominions lay to the west, and the guardian of whose eastern frontier was supposed to be the Kartikeya of Palani.

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