Arunachala Parvata
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Arunachala Parvata (अरुणाचल पर्वत) is a mountain ("red mountain") refers to the holy hill at Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. The hill is also known by the names Arunagiri, Annamalai Hill, Arunachalam, Arunai, Sonagiri and Sonachalam.
Origin
Variants
- Arunachala (अरुणाचल पर्वत) (मद्रास) (AS, p.39)
- Arunachaleshvara (अरुणाचलेश्वर) (AS, p.39)
- Arunagiri
- Annamalai Hill
- Arunachalam
- Arunai
- Sonagiri
- Sonachalam
History
It is one of the five main shaivite holy places in South India.[1] The Annamalaiyar Temple, a temple of Lord Shiva is located at the base of the hill.[2] Every year in the Tamil month of Karthigai (November–December), the Karthigai Deepam (Light) is lit atop the hill.
It is also an important place for devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi, with Sri Ramana Ashram situated at its foothills.
अरुणाचल पर्वत
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...अरुणाचल (मद्रास) (AS, p.39) विल्लुपुरम-गुडुर रेल-मार्ग पर तिरुवण्णमलै स्टेशन के निकट एक पर्वत है. इसके निकट अरुणाचलेश्वर शिव का अति विशाल मंदिर है. इसके चतुर्दिक दस खंडों वाले चार गोपुर हैं. अरुणाचल का वर्णन स्कंदपुराण में है-- 'अस्ति दक्षिण डिग्भागे द्राविडेषु तपोधन, अरुणाख्यं महाक्षेत्रं तुरुणेन्दु शिखामाणे:, उत्तराखंड 3,10
External links
References
- ↑ Lonely Planet South India 2009 Page 418 ed Sarina Singh, Amy Karafin, Anirban Mahapatra
- ↑ "Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Kovil". Tamilnadu.com. 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.39