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Ratnagiri Murugan Temple

Tourist attraction in India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ7295848 ↗
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Arulmigu Ratnagiri Balamurugan temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan (Kartikeya), in Thirumanikundru, Ratnagiri, Ranipet district, India. It was constructed around the 14th century, and was mentioned by the contemporary poet Arunagirinathar. It is situated on a hilltop, in accordance with ancient Hindu scriptures which say that where there is a hill, there is Murugan.

Devotees believe that the Murugan idol in the shrine and the guru Swami Balamurugan Adimai (born 1941) are manifestations of the deity.

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The public source identifies “Ratnagiri Murugan Temple” as tourist attraction in India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ratnagiri, Murugan and Temple.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1941—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ratnagiri, Murugan and Temple providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Ratnagiri Murugan Temple” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.