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Arunachalesvara Temple (also called Annamalaiyar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located at the base of Arunachala hill in the town of Tiruvannamalai 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 Bhuta Sthalas , and specifically the ...
According to the art historian George Michell, the temple is a typical 9th-10th century Nolamba construction with pilasters on the outer walls of the shrines, perforated decorative stone windows which contain figures, of a dancing Shiva (south wall of the Arunachaleshwara shrine) and Durga standing on a buffalo head (north wall of Bhoga ...
Every year, on the tenth day of the celebration of Karthikai, devotees take embers in pots from the sacred fire lit in the Arunachaleswara temple and carry them to the top of Arunachala, along with cloth wicks. An enormous cauldron is placed on the highest of Arunachala's five peaks and filled with hundreds of gallons of ghee mixed with camphor.
The Bhoganandiswara temple (Bhoganandishwara, Bhoganandishvara) is the oldest known large monument in the ornate Nolambavadi style. It is actually a complex of shrines with a twin temple, the other is called the Arunachaleswara (Arunachaleshwara, Arunachaleshvara) temple. There are very similar temples, but with minor differences.
Sarangapani Temple: Kumbakonam India 173 52.7 13th–17th century Akbar Tomb (South Gateway) Agra India 172 52.4 1613 Australian Building: Melbourne: Australia: 170.6 53 1890 Demolished in 1980 Meenakshi Amman Temple: Madurai India 170+ 52+ 16th century Cathedral of Bogotá: Bogotá: Colombia: 170 52 1823 Dwarkadhish Temple: Dwarka India 170 51 ...
Adi Annamalaiyar Temple [1] is a Siva temple in Adi Annamalai in Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu (India). This temple is in fact older than the “big” (Arunachaleshwar/ Annamalaiyar) temple in Tiruvannamalai. Like the lingam in the big temple, the lingam in the Adi Annamalai temple is also a swayambhu (self generated) lingam. [2] [3] [4]
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Halasuru Someshwara Temple is located in the neighborhood of Halasuru in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the old temples in the city dating back to the Chola period, it is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva . [ 1 ]