Marudhachalamurthy (Lord Muruga) Temple, Marudamalai is a popular 12th-century hill temple situated in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Built by Tamil kings during the Sangam period as indicated in the "Purananuru", the temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan and is considered the Seventh House of Lord Murugan. Like most Murugan temples, the temple is situated upon a hillock, part of the Western Ghats about 12 km west from the centre of the city of Coimbatore. Thai Poosam and other Murugan festivals are celebrated. The name 'marudham' is derived from the native trees "marudha maram" ("Terminalia arjuna") present in the hill where the temple is situated and 'malai' in Tamil language is meant hill or mountain. This Murugan temple is special since it is in east face on the hill compare to other Murugan temples on the hills.