<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Varma Kalai (Tamil: வர்மக்கலை varmakkalai), is a Tamil Taditional art of vital points . It originated in Tamil Nadu . It is a component of traditional massage, alternative medicine, traditional yoga and martial arts in which the body's pressure points (Varmam) are manipulated to heal or cause harm . The healing application called Vaidhiya Murai is a part of used Siddha Medicine (siddha vaidyam). Its combat application is known as Adimurai, Adi Murai or Varma Adimurai meaning "pressure - point striking", and can be done either empty - handed or with a blunt weapon such as a stick or staff . Usually taught as an advanced stage of Tamils Fighting Systems, strikes are targeted at the nerves, veins, tendons, soft tissues or ligaments, organs and bone joints . </P> <P> Folklore traces varma kalai to the god Shiva who is said to have taught it to his son Murugan . While disguised as an old man, Murugan passed the knowledge of 108 Varmams to the sage Agastya who then recorded it and disseminated the skill among his students . Siddha medicine is also attributed to Agastya . </P>

Which indian state does the art or skill of varma kalai come from