Madurai Meenakshi Temple Gopuram

Arupadai Veedu Chennai

In 1984 the sage Kanchi Paramacharya was camping at Gulbarga in Karnataka State border when Dr. Alagappa Alagappan, an Ex-UN Official went to have his darshan. He mentioned to the acharya, "How about having one temple for all the six Padai Veedu temples of Lord Muruga at one place and that too in granite?"

The sage looked at him and with his usual smile and said: "Yes, you may build. I will get you the land." With his blessing he ordered the devotee Dr. Alagappa Alagappan. The acharya immediately arranged for an acre of land at Besant Nagar in Chennai near the sea, through the then Chief Minister MGR and HR & CE Minister Mr. R.M. Veerappan.

http://murugan.org/temples/arupadai.htm