Tiruvannamalai (திருவன்னமலி)
Primary Deity: Arunachaleswara (அருனசலெஸ்வர, அன்னமலியர்)
also known as Annamalaiyar
Consorts: Apitakuchambal (அபிடகுசம்பல்)
Travel base, Address references
Located at: Tiruvannamalai
Near:
Travelbase: Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Legends and Notes
– Legend here goes that Shiva assumed the form of a huge column of fire, whose origins Bhramma and Vishnu failed to trace
– Tiruvannamalai is one of the Panchabhoota Stalams signifying the 5 elements of wind (Kalahasti), water Tiruvanaikka, fire Tiruvannamalai, earth Kanchipuram and space (Chidambaram).
Other Information
Significance:
This temple is considered to be Siva Sthalam
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