Thiruannamalai, -

Common Name:

Thiruvannamalai

Other Name:

District:

Tiruvannamalai

State:

Tamil Nadu

Country:

India

Languages Spoken:

Best Time To Visit:

November To March

Long Distance Code:

91-4175

Importance:

International Access:

Area:

16.3

Location:

This temple city is located about 180 kilometers from Chennai and 210 km from Bangalore. By road from Chennai the travel time is around 3.5 hours. The town is located to the east of Eastern Ghats.

Climate:

Tiruvannamalai experiences hot and dry weather throughout the year. The temperature ranges from a maximum of 40 °C (104 °F) to a minimum of 20 °C (68 °F). Like the rest of the state, April to June are the hottest months and December to January are the coldest. Tiruvannamalai receives scanty rainfall with an average of 815 mm (32.1 in) annually.

Description:

Thiruvannamalai is a world renowned temple town in TamilNadu which is synonym to deepam(fire). Here Shiva (Arunachaleswar) is worshipped in the form of fire. The history of Tiruvannamalai revolves around the Annamalaiyar Temple. The recorded history of the town dates back to the ninth century, as seen from a Chola inscriptions in the temple. It is believed that this temple on the foot hill of Annamalai hill came to be built around 750 A.D. period as per the details available from archeological sculptures. It is the biggest temple in India dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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