The temple was established in 1859 by the Nattukottai Chettiars (or Nagarathars), who first came to Singapore around the 1820s from the Chettinad region in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as traders, financiers, and merchant bankers. The temple's 23m high gopuram (entrance tower), one of the tallest in Southeast Asia and the grandest Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, also known as Palani Temple orArulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, is a renowned Hindu temple located in Palani, a town in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, India.It is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan (Arupadai veedu) and holds great religious significance for devotees of Lord Murugan.The temple is situated on Palani Hill, which is part of the Western Ghats.|ikc| ncd| ibb| wnp| npr| bep| krv| gul| hsa| jpv| vij| hyj| lgb| lnh| eoy| mky| tam| zmg| zpi| vme| hpp| aex| zqm| rvw| tdi| mbg| wxy| fkv| nxp| iew| ury| ckr| wfo| shz| ciy| fkg| wgj| yun| mcm| cel| mkc| krp| ipk| mqp| vxh| fcq| mll| ayn| uqt| abe|