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Arunachalesvara Temple

Arunachalesvara Temple (also called Annamalaiyar Temple), is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at the base of Arunachala hill in the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of fire, or Agni.Shiva is worshiped as Arunachalesvara or Annamalaiyar, and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Agni lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Unnamalai Amman.

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Sri Ramana Magarishi Ashramam

Sri Ramana Ashram, also known as Sri Ramanasramam, is the ashram which was home to modern sage and Advaita Vedanta master Ramana Maharshi from 1922 until his death in 1950. It is situated at the foot of the Arunachala hill, to the west of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, where thousands of seekers flocked to be in his presence.

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Sathanur Dam

Sathanur Dam which forms the Sathanur reservoir, is one of the major dams in Tamil Nadu. It is constructed across the Thenpennai River also called as Pennaiyar River in Thandarampet taluk among Chennakesava Hills. The dam can be reached by road 30 km (19 mi) from Tiruvannamalai City. It was constructed in 1958.

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Arunachala Virupaksha Cave

Arunachala refers to the holy hill at Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. The hill also is known by the names Arunagiri, Annamalai Hill, Arunachalam, Arunai, Sonagiri and Sonachalam .It is one of the five main shaivite holy places in South India. It is also an important place for devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi, with Sri Ramana Ashram situated at its foothills.

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Parvathamalai Mountain

Parvathamalai is located near to Thenmathimangalam village, which is 20 kms from Polur in Thiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu. Polur is 35kms(approx)from Thiruvannamalai(Arunachala).The hill(Parvatamalai) is 3500 feet(Approx) high from the sea level. On the top of the hill, Lord Mallikarjunaswamy(Sivan) temple is located, which is believed to be 2000 years old.

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Skandasramam

The Skandasramam is a cave, where Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi lived from 1916 to 1922.We can approach the Skandasramam from side of the Ramanashramam. For reaching this cave you have to climb uphill for 1.4 kms,

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JAVADHU HILLS

The Javadhu Hills (also Jawadhi, Jawadhu Hills) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts in the northern part of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India.This range separates Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts. Vellore district lies on the north western side and Tiruvannamalai district lies on the south eastern side of this range.

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Beemanmadavu waterfalls

The Beemanmadavu Falls are located in the Tiruvannamalai district of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. They can be placed at a distance of 5 kilometers from Jamanamarathur village. Generally the water flows in the cascade for more than 8 months in a year

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Renugambal Temple ,Padavedu

This is an important Shakti shrine in the Thondai Mandalam region of Tamilnadu and is very prominent among all the Shakti temples in the state. It is here where sage Parasurama was born to Renukadevi and Sage Jamadagni and therefore, known as Parasurama Kshetram.

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Yogi RamSurathkumar ashram

Yogi Ramsuratkumar,the Greatest saints of this age was born in a village near Kashi on the first day of December,1918. He loved very much to meet the yogis and monks in his childhood. He was made nearby. In search of His spiritual father, his spiritual mission started in the year 1947, when he determined to visit the well-known sage and patriot of India, Sri Aurobindo Ghose

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Indra Lingam

Indra Lingam is installed facing East and is associated with the celestial Lord Indra. According to mythology, Indra is the king of heaven with Indrani as his consort. His vehicle is a four-tusked white elephant called Iravatham. Lord Indra is depicted seated on his vehicle with his weapon Vajra (thunderbolt) in his hand, with which he abolishes ignorance and bestows spiritual wisdom on his ardent devotees.

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Agni Lingam

Agni Lingam is installed facing the direction of South East and is associated with Lord Chandra (Moon). Lord Agni is depicted with seven hands and seven tongues and has the goad Saga as his vehicle. He is the fire of knowledge and is the source of light for the entire cosmos.

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Yama Lingam

Lord Yama is the God of death and Yama Lingam is installed facing the South direction. This lingam is associated with the planet Mangala (Mars). Lord Yama is portrayed with a black buffalo named Mahishan as his vehicle and two monstrous dogs by his sides.

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Niruthi Lingam

Niruthi Lingam has South West as its direction and is associated with the nodal planet Rahu. Niruthi is the king of Asuras (demons) and has a dog as his vehicle. He is believed to rule the southern realm along with Lord Yama, the god of death.

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Varuna Lingam

Varuna Lingam is installed facing the West and has Lord Shani (Saturn) as the dominant planet. Varuna’s vehicle is Makara – an amphibian (lives both on land and water) with the head and front legs of an antelope and the body and tail of a fish.According to mythology, Varuna is the ruler of appreciation and delight and governs the whole world.

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Vayu Lingam

Vayu Lingam is situated facing the North West direction and has the nodal planet Ketu associated with the Lingam. According to legends, Vayu is the god of wind and is the source of the life-giving breath for all the beings in the universe. His vehicle is the deer and he is often associated with Lord Indra.

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Kubera Lingam

Kubera Lingam is installed facing the North and has Lord Brihaspati (Guru or Jupiter) as its associated planet. According to mythology, Kubera is the chief of the yakshas and the banker of heaven, who protects the riches of the celestial beings. He is depicted with three legs and eight teeth and has a female goat as his vehicle. He resides in the Himalayas with his consort Yakshi.

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Esanya Lingam

Esanya Lingam is installed facing the North East direction and is associated with Budha or planet Mercury. According to mythology, Esanya is one of the seven Rudras of Lord Shiva. He is depicted with matted locks, fiery eyes, body covered with ashes and a crescent Moon and Ganga in his hair locks.

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Atma Vidya Mandir

In the outskirts of Tiruvannamalai around 7kms from the town, on the Avalurpettai Road is situated Sananandal village. Close to the village there is a small hillock called Vallivagai with a beautiful temple of Lord Muruga on the top. At the foothills of this hillock facing the all mighty Arunachala is the 8 acres of land where Atma Vidya Mandir is consecrated to bless the world.