

The Karthigai Deepam festival is celebrated during the day of the full moon between November and December, and a huge beacon is lit atop the hill.

and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. The temple complex houses many halls the most notable is the thousand-pillared hall built during the Vijayanagar period. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Annamalaiyar and Unnamulai Amman being the most prominent. The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 66 meters (217 ft), making it one of the tallest temple towers in India. It houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The temple complex covers 10 hectares and is one of the largest in India. The 9th century Saiva saint poet Manikkavasagar composed the Tiruvempaavai here. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Unnamulai Amman. Shiva is worshiped as Annamalaiyar or Arunachaleswarar and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Agni lingam. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of fire, or Agni. Some information about Annamalaiyar Temple:-Īnnamalaiyar Temple is a Tamil Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at the base of Annamalai hills in the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. Lyrics is available in both Tamil and English. Lyrics will be auto scrolled while the Siva song is playing.ĥ. Free Download Lord Shiva Om Nama Shivaya Devotional songs in Tamil.ģ. This song Hara Hara Sivane Arunachalane is about Lord Annamalaiyar sung by SPB.ġ.

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