Later, Lord Senthil Aandavan appeared in a dream to Vadamaliyappa Pillai, an ardent devotee of Murugan, and revealed the place in the sea where the idol had been abandoned. They dropped it in the middle of the sea and saw the storm stop immediately. During their sea voyage, they encountered a strong storm and realised their mistake of stealing the murti. However, while leaving, they removed the sculpture depicting the 2 utsava murthis (this representation of the deities comes out only during Maasi and Aavani tirunal) which is made of an alloy named Shanmukhar, and took it with them. The Dutch finally vacated the temple on orders from the Naik ruler.
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The local people tried to free their temple, with no success. The Murugan temple at Tiruchendur was occupied by the Dutch East India company from 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese. Main article: Dutch Occupation of the Thiruchendur Temple History Dutch occupation of the Tiruchendur Temple Devotees undergo a ritual cleansing by bathing in water from the well after bathing in the ocean. Naazhi Kinaru, a sacred well fed by a freshwater spring, is located 100 m (330 ft) south of the temple. The inner sanctum of the temple is in a cave and the main deity, or moolavar, is Murugan as a saintly child, portrayed in a granite carving. The principal entrance faces south, and opens into the first of two prakarams, the first of which is lined with rows of Yalis. The temple, which is built near the seashore, measures 91 m (299 ft) north to south, 65 m (213 ft) east to west, and has a nine-tier gopuram, or tower gate, that is 157 feet (47 meter) high. It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar. Abhishekham for this lord happens only during this time (Comes out only during Maasi and Aavani Festival. There are 2 Utsava Murthis :- Jayanthi Nathar (he comes out almost every day). It is believed that the demigods of Muruga wanted to worship him in a place where there was a mountainous tract, sea and river and hence Tiruchendur was chosen. After which he was named as Jayanthinathar(n) (meaning nathan - leader, jayanthi - victory, the victorious leader). It is believed to be the place where Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma. The town came to be know with several names like Tiruchendil, Jayanthipuram, Thiruchilavay and Srisandhinagaram. When Murugan came here for the conquest along with his army, he found it to be very small and ordered the celestial architect Viswakarma to expand it. The temple is dedicated to Murugan, the warrior deity and second son of Shiva and parvati.
Tiruchendur means sacred and beautiful town in Tamil.
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This temple is the fourth Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu to get ISO certification.
The puranic name or historical name for this temple is Jayanthipuram. It is second among six abodes of lord Murugan (Arupadaiveedugal) situated in Tamil Nadu, India.