Indian History is full of stories and teachings from the various immortal gods and goddess. There are few amusing stories related to the holy places of India, that tells us the existence and importance of the place. One such story is the story of Palani and Kawadi carrying tradition you should know about.
At Mount Kailas, Lord Shiva asked Sage Agastya who successively asked his follower Idumban to hold two hillocks and install them in South India. Idumban place the hillocks down at an area in Tamil Nadu to rest for a short while. He later found that the hillocks were immoveable.
Idumban wanted the assistance of a barely dressed youth, however the youth claimed that the hillocks belonged to him. within the succeeding scuffle, Idumban was defeated. This place is Palani, the youth was Lord Murugan and Kawadi is that the tradition of carrying the hillocks.