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Thiruvannamalai Tour Package

About Thiruvannamalai 

The Tiruvannamalai District is part of the Eastern Ghats in the southwestern part of the Kalrayan and Jawadhi hills. The banks of the Thenpennaiyar, Cheyyar and Palar rivers contain substantial archaeological evidence. In a channel leading to the Palar River in the village of Pillanthangal in Vembakkam Taluk, Paleolithic instruments such as axes, cleavers and other tools are located.


In Pathiri and Kizhanoor villages, megalithic burial sites such as Carin Circle, Cist, Dolmens are found in Mel Sipili, Kanamalai and many more places in the area of Jawadhu Malai, the 5000-year-old Neolithic instruments and traces. Megalithic sites, such as T.Mottur, Tanagoundan Pudur, Veeranam, Sambandanur, Thondamanur, are located in various places in the district. A very unusual anthropomorphological figure of the mother goddess is found in T.Motter, which is of archaeological significance.


Sangam Period : The present areas of Tiruvannamalai district are called Thondaimandalam in the ancient period, these areas are under Nadunadu in the medium period. In Malaipadukadam, a Sangam work mentions Nannan, a Palkundrakottam chieftain who ruled this area, including Naviramalai. Some scholars thought that as Navira Malai, the present Parvatha malai and few others claimed that as Navira Malai, the whole Jawadhu hills.


There is a lot of archaeological evidence on the banks of Thenpennaiyar. In Jambai Village in Tirukoilur Taluk, which listed the name of Adiyaman, there is a single line inscription of the 1st century Tamil bhrami. It's one of the most significant inscriptions in Tamil culture.

 
The Chengam pass lies between Tamil Nadu's western and southern regions. Andipatti, a village near Chengam, was excavated and found several artefacts, potsheds were found along with 143 sangam-age coins, and in these coins was inscribed the Tamil brami inscription "Adinnan Ediran Senthan".


Pallava Period : The important places of the Pallava Period are in the district of Tiruvannamalai. Pallavas are the founders of the construction of Tamilnadu temples. In the 7th century, the Pallavas constructed the Mamandur cave temples, the Chitramega thadagam, a large lake. This area contains an important pallava inscription and a tamil brami inscription of the 2nd Cen CE. The cave temple of Kuranganil muttam is a masterpiece of pallava architecture.


In the region of Chengam Taluk and Thandrampet taluk, the popular "Chengam Nadukarkal" can be found. In the field of Epigraphy, as well as the local history of this area, these herostones are very important. In the time of 6th cen, the inscription in the herostones gives enlightment. Towards the 9th Cen. CE and plays an important role in Tamil Nadu's history.

Arunachaleswarar Temple History:

To decide who was the best, the Creator Lord Bramha and Protector Lord Thirumal entered into a dispute between themselves. They asked Lord Shiva to be the judge. Lord Shiva instructed them that whoever could see both his crown and his feet would be considered the best. Lord Shiva then turned himself into a Jothi (a column of fire) that touched the sky and the earth.


Thirumal took the varaha (wild boar) avatar and searched deep into the soil to find the feet of Shiva, but he eventually admitted defeat. Bramha took the shape of a swan and flew to see Siva's crown. Bramha, unable to see the crown, saw a thazhambu flower that had hidden the crown of Siva dropping down. He asked the flower for the distance from the crown of Shiva, whereupon the flower answered that it had fallen for forty thousand years. Bramha asked the flower to serve as a false witness, thinking that he would not be able to reach the crown.


The thazhambu vine, acting as a false witness, said that the crown had been seen by Brahma. Siva was furious at the deceit and cursed that Bramha should have no temple on earth and that when praying to Lord Siva, the thazhambu flower should not be used. Thiruvannamalai is the location where Lord Shiva stood as a column of fire for the elimination of the ego.



Thiruvannamalai - Annamalaiannal: A world phenomenon is the Saiva cult. Thiruvannamalai is the capital of Saivism. The lord of South India, Siva, is the god of all nations. The most sacred of the names of Lord Siva's manifestation is Annamalaiannal.

Interesting facts about Thiruvannamalai Temple

Holy Poets: Holy Poets Thirugnana Sambandar, Thirunavukkarasar, Sundarar, etc., visited Thiruvannamalai, prayed to the Lord, and wrote sacred poetry. "Thiruvempavai - 20"Thiruvempavai - 20"Thiruvammanai"Thiruvammanai. Even today, there is a temple on the Girivalam road at Adi-Annamalai for Saint Manickavasagar.

Thirumurai Thalam: There are 275 holy places (Temples of Lord Siva) praised by Thevaram's hymns and named "Thirumurai Thalangal" Twenty-two of these places are located at Nadu Naadu (a part of Tamil Nadu ). Of the twenty-two, the most sacred is Thiruvannamalai.

Place of Salvation: four sacred places for receiving salvation are defined by SivaPuranam. One of them is Thiruvannamalai. The significance of this place is that it gives salvation to all souls through mere remembrance of Lord Arunachaleswarar at this spot (Ninaithale Mukthi Tharum Thiruthalam).

Pancha Bootha Sthalam: Five fundamental elements, namely soil, water, fire, air and ether, shape the earth. They were named "Pancha Boothas" by our ancestors and connected them with five holy places to worship Lord Siva. Thiruvannamalai describes the origin of these five elements of fire.

Athara Sthalams: The "Manipooraga Sthalam" is Thiruvannamalai, which is one of six Athara Sthalams. Thiruvannamalai is so holy that their prayers are given also by gods and heavenly ones. Tradition has it that here have worshipped Sun, Moon, Eight Vasus, Brahma, Vishnu and so on.

Saints and scholars: The house of the Siddhars was Thiruvannamalai. This holy soil belongs to Idaikkattu Siddhar, one of the eighteen Siddhars. For saints such as Arunagirinathar, Vitpatchathevar, Gugai Namachivayar, Guru Namachivayar, Deivasigamani, Arunachala Desikar, Mahan Seshadri Swamigal, Bagawan Ramana Maharishi, Sri Yogi Ram Surathkumar, and the like, Thiruvannamalai has the privilege of having an abode.

Itinerary

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Day 1 - Thiruvannamalai Sightseeing Day 2 - Thiruvannamalai Sightseeing Day 3 - Thiruvannamalai Sightseeing