OOTY ELK HILL MURUGAN TEMPLE

OOTY ELK HILL MURUGAN TEMPLE 

Temple view 

Temple Enterence

108 steps (padis)

Lord Murugar 40 feet Statue

Moolavar

Elk Hill is the place in Udagamandalam (Ooty) South India. Famous for Lord Murugar Temple. It is a Replica of Batu caves  Malaysia. Approximately 40 feet statue of Lord Murugar constructed and placed in the form of Suthai -Made up of Brick and Cement) in a standing posture out side this temple open space. *Side view of the Temple from Top* The Moolavar is very much pretty .Other than Lord Murugar, Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, Goddesses Sakthi, Nava Kanikas and Navagraha sanithanams are there in the hill. ...

Administration: This temple is under the Hindu religious Endowment  Board and taken care by Marriamman temple Ooty.

                                                                                  

Nature, flora and fauna: The hill is surrounded by thick forest trees. The scenic beauty and calm atmosphere of this zone makes devotees  happy feeling and a good place for meditation.

Festivals:

Thaipusam  festival.

Thaipusam festival in the Tamil month of Thai (which falls in late January/early February) has been celebrated here as grand festival. A procession begins in the wee hours of the morning on Thaipusam from the Sri Mahamariamman Temple towards  Elk hill. Devotees carry containers containing milk as offering to Lord Murugan either by hand or in huge decorated carriers on their shoulders called 'kavadi'. From Elk hill Ratham decorated by flowers carring the idol of balamurugar goes down the town later. The kavadi may be simple wooden arched semi-circular supports holding a carrier foisted with brass or clay pots of milk, peacock feathers.