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Tiruvannamalai is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai District. The city is home to the renowned Annamalaiyar temple, Annamalai hill, Girivalam and the Karthigai deepam festival.
Tiruvannamalai is home to the
1.Lord Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Temple
2.Lord Arulmigu Renugambal Temple – Padaivedu
3.Sathanur Dam
4.Parvathamalai
5.Javathu Hills
6.Seeyamangalam cave temple
7.Gangaikonda Choleeswarar tample, kuzhamandal
8.Mamamdur Cave Temple
9.Ramachandra Perumal Temple
10.Chandramoulishwarar temple, Brahmadesam
11.Lord Vallisvarar temple Kronkinalmootam
12.Pachaiyamman Sameda Mannarsamy Temple Munugapattu
13.Lord Arulmigu Periyanayagi Thirukovil, Devikapuram
14.Arulmigu Vedapurishvar Temple, Cheyyar
15.Lord Arulmigu Pandurangan Thirukovil, Thennakoor
16.Enthira Sanishvara Temple, Erikkuppam
Arunachalesvara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at the base of Arunachala hill. It's having very great architecture and finish. This temple was built before 1100 years and the architecture of the temple has its contribution from various kingdom from Cholas, Pandias, Sambuvarayars Posalas, Vijayanagar kings, Nayaks, Nagarathargal, Cheftains and Zamindars. The temple posseses more than 1000 statues and 450 stone inscriptions. This temple has 6 sculpted towers reaching up to 217-feet high and shrines.
Padaiveedu Renukambal Devi Temple is situated in the Thiruvannamalai district . The main deity of the temple is Renuka Devi. The Goddess in this temple is said to have evolved on its own and is called as Swambu Amman. Only head of the Amman is worshipped. This temple is considered as one of the Sakthi Peedums.This temple, constructed before 12th Century AD, is located 1 KM west of Arulmigu Renugambal Temple
Sathanur Dam is one of the major dams in Tamil Nadu. It is constructed across the Thenpennai River also called as Pennaiyar River in Thandarampet taluk among Chennakesava Hills. The dam can be reached by road 30 km from Tiruvannamalai City. It was constructed in 1958.with the capacity of 119 feet. It is one of the biggest dam in Tamilnadu constructed in Kamarajar period.
Parvathamalai is present in the foothill of javadi hills and Abidagujambal – Maligarjunar temple is locaed in the hill top. The temple is a boon for mountain treckkers with natural scenaries and gentle breeze. Parvathamalai is one of the most sacred places in India. It is an ancient Hill which has a beautiful Temple of Lord Mallikarajuna Iswara located on its summit. Parvathamalai can we easily reached by local buses running from Tiruvannamalai.
Javadhu hill is a part of eastern ghats extends to an area of 260 sq.km. Jawadh hills is situated around 150kms to 200 Kms from Chennai and around 150 to 200 Kms from Bangalore. An extension of the Eastern Ghats, the Jawadhu Hills are a beautiful range of bluish gray granite that have peaks averaging 3800 feet in height. Beema falls, boat house, park Kovilur Siva temple, Vainu bappu Observatory, Amirthi Zoo are the important tourist spots.
Seeyamangalam is a small village in Vandavasi taluk in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. Avanibhajana Pallaveshwaram temple also called Stambeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Seeyamangalam. The temple is constructed in Rock-cut architecture by the Pallava king Mahendravarman I (600-630 CE) during the 7th century. The hill present at the opposite to the temple has jain bed and various statues.
Gangaikonda Choleeswarar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Koozhampandal Village in Thiruvannamalai District. It is an ancient east-facing temple under the maintenance and control of Archaeological Survey of India. This temple was built by Isana Siva Pandita, the spiritual guru of Rajendra Chola I. This stone temple consists of a three storeyed vimana, an ardha mandapa and a mudka mandapa.
Dhusi Mamandur or just Mamandur caves are under Archaeological Survey of India and so is very well maintained with good garden. Mamandur has 4 unfinished caves in total which were excavated by Mahendra Varma Pallava in 600-630 CE.The first cave has 2 pillars supporting the entrance of the cave. The back wall has 3 sections carved out meant to be for 3 shrines but just not completed. The second cave was also unfinished with a row of pillars at entrance. Inside are 5 shrines. The third cave was a bit more completed when compared to the rest. There were 3 shrines inside with Dwarapala-s. There was a Shiva Linga inside the central shrine. The most important thing in this cave is that this has a 2 inscriptions, one of Parantaka Chola I and one of Rajaraja Chola I. As per the inscription this cave was then called Vruttiravaliswaram & Valiswaram. Also the inscription talks about the presence of a large irrigation tank here called Chitrameghatalaka. Finally the fourth cave is the northern most cave and perhaps the more complete of the 4. This too has an inscription about Mahendra Varma Pallava. This cave has a single shrine with no sculpture or reliefs inside or outside.
Ramachandra Perumal Temple or Yoga Ramar temple is located in Nedungundram, Tiruvannamalai District. This temple is dedicated to God Rama Chandra Perumal. Nedungundran Ramachandra Perumal Temple temple was built by Vijayanagara king Sri Krishnadevaraya on sprawling 8 acres of land. This is the biggest temple for Sri Rama.
Chandramouleeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Natteri Brahmmadesam in Thiruvannamalai. The stone inscription mentions this place as Rajamala sathurvedi mangalam. It is also known as Karaikoodu Bhrammatheyam and the name of God called as Thirupoondai Aandar. Poondai means palm tree and Bharammandhasam is known as the land donated to well educate Brahmins. The temple has more than 90 stone inscriptions which has details like establishment “thaneer pandal” remembrance of Queen Veeramahadevi W/o. Rajendra Chola I, who underwent sati after the death of the king, functions of math, celebrations.
Lord Vallisvarar temple Kronkinalmootam is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Kuranganilmuttam Village near Mamandur in Thiruvannamalai District.This temple is 1000-2000 years old temple.This is the sixth temple on the banks of cauvery in thondai mandalam.Vallisvarar graces in the form of suyambu lingam. The rays of sun fall on the lord on certain days in the month of cithirai
Munugapet Pachaiamman temple is 1000 years old temple. This temple situated in thiruvannamalai district. This is the 1st Pachaiamman temple and later new temples of goddess constructed in thiruvannamalai and also one in thirumullaivoil in chennai. Pachaiamman temple is a typical Ancient village temple have more stucco images.
The Periyanayagi Ammam Temple situated in the center of Devikapuram. This is the second largest temple after Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar Temple. This temple is built by the Vijayanagara Emperor in the 14th century. This temple is One of the few exclusive (big) temples of Amman like Kanchi Kamakshi and Madurai Meenakshi
Vedapureeswarar temple is a sacred place on the northern banks of the Cheyyar River in the Tiruvannamalai District. Main god is Lord Shiva in this temple. This sacred place is now known as Cheyyar but was previously called Thiruvothur. The temple is devoted to Lord Vedapuresswarar who came here and imparted his spiritual knowledge regarding the Vedas. According to legend, it is in this sacred place that Saint Thirugnanasambanthar used his holy miraculous powers and transformed a male palm tree into a female palm tree.
Thennangur Panduranga Temple is located in the Thennangur village in the district of Tiruvannamalai. The town is also known as the birthplace of Goddess Meenakshi. Thennangur Panduranga Temple is dedicated to Panduranga and his consort Rukmayee. It attracts tourists from all over the world for its religious importance, its unique architecture and the divine idols of Lord Panduranga and Rukmayee.
This Enthira Sanishvara Temple is dedicated to the Lord Sri Endira Shani Bhagawan in Thiruvannamalai district. In this temple Sani Bhagwan in Murti form in almost all temples. He is Shivalinga form in this temple with a Yantra in the Linga. Yantra is a digramatic representation of the power of the deity we worship. Sani transition commonly known as Sani Peyarchi is observed in the temple with a five day puja and homas.
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