Temple info -3427. Oothumalai Balasubramanya Swamy temple,Salem. ஊத்துமலை பாலசுப்ரமண்யஸ்வாமி கோயில்,சேலம்
Temple info -3427 கோயில் தகவல்-3427 OOTHUMALAI: Another interesting hill top temple near Salem is at a small hillock at Oothumalai ( Seelanaickenpatti ) which is around 11 Kms from Skandasramam. The temple is that of Sri Balasubramanya Swamy. This is also believed to be in existence over 1000 years. There is motorable road all the way to the top. As per Tamil History, the first grammar book in the language is Agathiyam and it was written by Sage Agasthyar and his discipl e Tholkappiar wrote the next grammer book called Tholkappiam. Agasthyar is believed to have written his book while residing here. As per Tamil culture, Murugan is the Guru of Agasthyar. The presiding deity here is the Murugan in the child form, Balasubramanyar. The idol of the Lord is very unique- He holds the neck of the peacock which is not seen in other temples. Separate shrines are there for Swarna Vinayakar, Agasthiswarar, Sadashivar and Nava-grahams. While Vinayakar is on the left, Shiva is on the righ...
