During the period, temples were constructed on the rocks and even the construction of the cave temples began. Mahendravarma Pallava changed the method of construction of temples.
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During the period of Nayanmars and Allvars more temples were constructed in Tamil Nadu. These temples were constructed with soil and wood. Even before Sangam Age, temples were constructed in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is famous for architectural temples and koburas. In due course it developed as a pilgrimage centre of Lord Muruga. From that time onwards, people came there on every Friday to worship the God by lighting lamps there and a small temple was built. From that incidence, the people believed that the holy person was none other than the God himself. He came out of the fire cave and reached the top of the hill where the sanctity of Sanatorium of the present Muruga Temple is situated. One day, a small crowd of the people came to see the siddhar. He lived in a cave which was at the foot of the present steps on the eastern side of the shrine.
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So the surrounding people visited this noble soul for getting his blessings and got their diseases cured. He had the divine power of healing chronic diseases. At that time, there lived a saintly person on the hill.
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Nearly 1200 years back the village Vellimalai was covered with thick forest. It is different from temple to temple, country to country, place to place and religion to religion. Temples in the world are different in their construction.