Annamalaiyar Temple, Tiruvannamalai

Name: Annamalaiyar Temple
Address: Tiruvannamalai, India
Telephone: +91 4175 252 438

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Arunachalesvara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at the base of Arunachala hill in the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Shaivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of fire, or Agni. ()

Alternative names: Completed: IX centuryCoordinates: 12°13'55"N, 79°4'0"E

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Tiruvannamalai India

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Annamalaiyar Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gingee Fort, Tirumalai, Arahanthgiri Jain Math, Arunai engineering college.

2.7 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gingee Fort, Tiruvannamalai
69 min walk • Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres from the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the Union Territory of Puducherry.
0.8 miS
Temple
Tirumalai, Tiruvannamalai
22 min walk • Tirumalai lit. "the holy mountain"; also later Arhasugiri, lit. "the excellent mountain of the Arha "; Tamil Engunavirai-Tirumalai, lit. "the holy mountain of the Arhar" is a Jain temple and cave complex dating from at least the 9th century that is located northwest of Polur in Tamil Nadu, southeast India.
0.8 miS
Temple
Arahanthgiri Jain Math, Tiruvannamalai
22 min walk • Arahanthgiri Jain Math is a Jain Matha that established near Tirumalai in August, 1998. The Math is headed by Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi.
2.9 miSE
Universities and schools
Arunai engineering college, Tiruvannamalai
75 min walk • Arunai Engineering College is a private college located in Thiruvannaamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. AEC was founded in 1993 by Thiru E. V. Velu, on behalf of the Saraswathi Ammal Educational Trust.