This happened when the savant challenged the Goddess that he would not eat until she graced him with her vision. Legends have it that Chidambara Swamy who was an ardent worshipper of "Madurai Meenakshi Amman" had a vision of the Goddess bidding him to build a temple for Lord Muruga at Thiruporur. Tirupporur flourished in that age but disappeared into oblivion for some time.ĭuring the middle of the seventeenth century, Tirupporur was rediscovered and renovated by Chidambara Swamigal who is said to be a descendant of one of the poets of the Tamil Sangam of Madurai. As evidenced from an inscription found on a stone pillar in this temple, one is inclined to infer that the temple must have been originally built in the reign of Pallavas because of the two birudus of atyantakama and adiranachandra ascribable Rajasimha (Narasimha Varma II). HISTORY Tirupporur Devasthanam preserves Pallava inscriptions from as early as the 10th century as well as from the period of Vikrama Chola of the 12th century CE. Legend also has it that Skanda worshipped Shiva as Vanmeekeswarar to rid himself of the sin of having killed Soorapadman. Legend also have it that Vishnu worshipped Shiva on the Pranava Hill. The very concept of Pranavam is said to have worshipped Skanda here, and the hill behind the temple is known as Pranava Malai. According to legend, Skanda enunciated the principle of pranava or reality to the devas here. The Sthalapurana also discloses that at this place Murugan with his consorts Valli and Devayanai granted protection to devas and expounded the meaning of Pranava to Agastya Muni. The very name Thruporur in Tamil language means “the place of the holy war” SHRI KANDASWAMY TEMPLE, THIRUPORUR: Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple ALSO KNOWN AS SUBRAMANYA SWAMY TEMPLE is an ancient temple dating back to the Pallava period and is one of 33 major temples in Tamil Nadu dedicated to the worship of Murugan. In Thiruporur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thiruporur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. As of 2001 India census, Thiruporur had a population of 8302.