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About 200 yards south of this temple, at the seashore, there is a rare natural phenomenon inside a square. It is a well 14 sq. feet in area and with a flight of 34 steps. Inside this well, there is another small well, one square foot in extent and seven feet deep. The water in the smaller well is crystal clear and sweet to taste whereas that in the bigger well is highly sulphurous in smell and brackish. It is said that when Shanmukha’s troops returned to the shore after vanquishing Surapadman at Mahendragiri, they felt thirsty and wanted fresh water. To quench ‘their thirst, Shanmukha planted his Vel on this spot and caused fresh water to gush out.

It is necessary to know the origin of Subrahmanya, or Muruga, or Shanmukha as he is differently called by his votaries. The Puranic account runs as follows:

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