thiruvannamalai

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Only 188km away from Chennai, Thiruvannamalai is the home of a mammoth temple (built around 700 A.D), dedicated to Arunachaleshwara (Shiva, venerated as a Linga of Fire) and his divine consort Unnamalai Amman. Birth place of the renowned Tamil Saint Arunagirinatha, who composed the thirupughal hymns, it is also the locate chosen by Saint Philosopher Ramana Maharishi, for his ashram. The temple's annual Karthigai Deepam festival (November-December), involves the lighting of a huge sacred fire atop the Annamalai hill - which can be seen from even 25 miles away.

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