![]() In Karthigai month, Lord Shiva at the Arunachaleswarar temple is presented as Jyothi Swaroopa to devotees.Īnother legend says Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu once argued on who is supreme. ![]() Lord Shiva appeared in the form of Agni or fire on top of the hill and got merged with one half of Parvati’s body to become Ardhanarishwara, which is half-male and half-female form of Lord Shiva. Parvati, in the form of Durga Devi, killed the demon and it was a full moon day in the month of Karthigai (Tamil month). ![]() She did it with the help of the Saint Gowthama at Pavalakundru when she was disturbed by the demon Makidasuran. ![]() To exculpate from it Goddess Parvati built a Shivalinga and worshipped it at Thiruvannamalai. It plunged the whole world in darkness and it remained in the same state for years. Legends say that the Arunachaleswara temple came into existence because Goddess Parvati once playfully covered Lord Shiva’s eyes with her hands in the beautiful garden on Mount Kailash. The temple gains a lot of significance for being in the classification of Paadal Petra Sthalam, as well as for being a place where Tiruvempaavai was composed by the poet Manikkavasagam in the ninth century.Īnnamalaiyar Temple Inspiring History of Annamalaiyar Temple God Annamalaiyar is highly revered in Tevaram, which is Tamil sacred work by the saint poets nayanars, in the seventh century. Goddess Parvati, who is the consort of Lord Shiva, is called Unnamalai Amman. The deity Lord Shiva is represented in the form of ‘Lingam’ and is called Agni Lingam. The temple is ideally situated at the bottom of the Arunachala hill in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. Know the Greatness and Divinity of Agni Lingam at Annamalaiyar TempleĪ temple where Lord Shiva is called Arunachaleswara or Annamalaiyar, the Arulmigu Annamalaiyar temple is a prominent Shiva temple associated with the ‘Pancha Bhoota Stalas’, the five elements, in which it is especially connected with the element ‘Agni’. ![]()
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