The Thirumalai Kumaraswamy Temple, popularly known as Thirumalai Kovil, is a breathtaking hill temple located in Panpozhli, near Sengottai. It is perched on a small hill (about 400 meters high) at the foot of the Western Ghats, near the Kerala border. Sthala Puranam According to legend, about 600 years ago, the presiding deity, Thirumalai Muthu Kumaraswamy, appeared in a dream to a priest named Poovan Battar. The Message was Lord Murugan told the priest that his idol was buried under a bamboo bush in a place called Kottaithiradu. He gave the solution for finding the idol also à He was told that a line of ants would lead him to the exact spot. The priest informed the King of Pandalam, and together they followed the ants, found the idol, and installed it at the current hilltop location. The Scar: During the excavation, the idol’s nose was slightly damaged. To this day, you can see a small scar on the deity’s nose. Because of this, it is a local tradition to name children Mookkan or Mookkamma (referring to the nose). There are buses running from Thenkasi busstand to the Hill Top. The Temple can be reached through road and also by steps. There are around 625 steps which lead to the top Outside the temple there is Malaikottai vinayagar shrine we can have his darshan before entering the temple. Once we go inside we can find the Anugya Ganapathi sitting outside the Murugar Sanadhi. The Murugar is so cure and smiling. Once we come out we can find a standing idol of Bairavar without his vahanam. The bairavar is soo cool calm looking. In the outer praharam of the temple we found a pond and the stala vriksham which is TAMARIND TREE. From the hill top we can the have a very nice view of the Thenkasi and at the backside we can see the beautiful view of the Western Ghats.