Tiruvannamalai is a pilgrimage Temple town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Thiruvannamalai is one of the Pancha Bootha Sthalangal representing the fire element along with Chidambaram, Sri Kalahasti, Thiruvanaikoil and Kanchipuram representing space, wind, water and earth respectively.
Every full moon night, tens of thousands of pilgrims worship Shiva by circumambulating the Annamalai hill barefoot.
The circumambulation covers a distance of about 14 km.
Annamalaiyar Temple
The temple dedicated to Lord Shiva was built between the 9th and the 10th centuries by the Chola kings of the Tamil empire. The temple is famous for its Massive Gopurams. This has been determined from an inscription in the structure that was made during the reign of Chola kings who ruled in the ninth century A.D
The 11 tiered East Rajagopuram towers to a height of 217 feet, while the fortified walls pierced with 4 gopura entrances offer a formidable look to this vast temple complex . The Pei Gopuram, Tirumanjana Gopuram and Ammanaiammal gopuram are the other three.
The 1000 pillared hall and the temple tank were built by Krishna Deva Rayarar of Vijayanagar.
Each of the prakarams(outer courtyard) has a huge Nandi and several towers.
Tiruvannamalai Temple Documentary
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