there are 693 steps in the

murugan temple

No Bhogar is one among the 18 siddars in Tamilnadu, India. He is primarily specialized in medicine and astrology. Bogar anticipating that in due course of period, human beings will suffer from large number of disease. As an expert in medicine he used 4448 rare herbs and made 9 poisonous medicine, mixing these 9 poisons into one needs great knowledege and skill, to make a Master Medicine ( One medicine to cure all disease ). Thirumoolar also discuss one such Master Medicine in his book Thiru Mandiram. With the consultation of Agasthiar ( Father of Ayurvedic Medicine) and other siddhars Bogar mixed the 9 poisons ( Nava Bashanam ) and made the Master Medicine in the form of Lord Murugan which is currently worshiped at Palani Murugan temple. There is a place near Palani Hill called Thanasiappan Temple which is the place were Bogar mixed the Nava Bashanam and made the Murugan idol.

I was searching the same for three months and finally found it. Its pachaimalai murugan temple (gobichettipalayam)

http://www.pachaimalaimurugan.tinfo.in/

Palani's population is 67,175.

Palani, the sacred temple of Lord MurugaLocation: 122 km from Madurai Altitude: 1500 feet above sea level