the six abodes of murugan (tamil: "āṟupadai veedu") are six temples in in the south indian state of tamil nadu. the god is known by different names. thses include kartikeya, kanda, vadivela and murugan. the six most sacred abodes of murugan were written about in tamil sangam literature. they are mentioned in "thirumurugatrupadai" by nakkeerar and in "thiruppugazh" by arunagirinathar. the six abodes are thiruparankundram, tiruchendur, palani, swamimalai, thiruthani and pazhamudircholai.