Shiva · Shaiva
Arunachaleswarar
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil NaduFeatured
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A vast Shiva temple at the foot of the sacred Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai, honouring Shiva as Agni, the element of fire. Its annual Karthigai Deepam, when a great flame is lit atop the hill, draws enormous crowds. The mountain itself is circumambulated by devotees as a living form of the Lord.
- Deity
- Shiva
- Tradition
- Shaiva
- Location
- Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
- Region
- South India
- Pilgrimage circuit
- Pancha Bhuta Sthalam
- Established
- 9th century
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