Kodumbu Subramanya Swamy Temple, located in the village of Kodumba in Palakkad district, is one of the oldest temples dedicated to Lord Murugan in Kerala. Situated about 10 kilometres southeast of Palakkad and southwest of Coimbatore, the temple lies in the serene valley of the Soka Nasini River. Devotees believe that bathing in this river washes away sorrow, giving it a special spiritual significance. The temple is often regarded as a spiritual counterpart to the famed Palani Murugan Temple. Its origin is deeply tied to the history of the Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar community. During the Vijayanagara period, oppressive taxes forced many Tamil weavers to migrate from Kanchipuram more to Kodumbu, where they established a thriving weaving industry. They regularly travelled by cow-drawn carts to sell their textiles in nearby Avinashi, returning with materials for future production. On one such journey back from Avinashi, the weavers heard a mysterious voice call out, “I am coming, I am coming.” Surprised and unsettled, they stopped but saw no one. As they prepared to continue, their cows refused to move. The voice echoed once more. Upon searching the area, they discovered a radiant, glowing stone hidden among the bushes. Struck by its divine aura, they placed the stone in one of their bundles—and immediately, the cows began moving again. Once back in Kodumbu, the weavers enshrined the sacred stone within a Shiva temple and began worshipping it as Subramanya Swamy, their Kuladevata (family deity). The temple has remained a centre of devotion for generations, standing as a testament to faith, tradition, and divine encounter.