Annamalaiyar Temple

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Annamalaiyar Temple is a vast and ancient Hindu temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of fire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian architecture temple ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Arunachaleshwarar Temple ⓘ
Arunachalesvara Temple ⓘ
Arunachaleswara Temple ⓘ
associatedRitual Girivalam (Giri Pradakshina) ⓘ
associatedWith Arunachala Hill ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
Tamil Saiva saints (Nayanmars) ⓘ
linked to: Nayanars
builtInStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
circumambulationPathLength about 14 kilometres ⓘ
considered one of the largest temple complexes in India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
district Tiruvannamalai district ⓘ
enclosureWalls four concentric prakarams ⓘ
governingBody Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu ⓘ
hasGopuram Rajagopuram ⓘ
hasTank Brahma Teertham ⓘ
Sivaganga tank ⓘ
historicalDynastyPatron Chola dynasty ⓘ
Nayak rulers ⓘ
linked to: Nayak dynasties

Pallava dynasty ⓘ
Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
lingamType Agni lingam ⓘ
linked to: Shiva lingam
locatedIn India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
Tiruvannamalai ⓘ
Tiruvannamalai district ⓘ
majorFestival Arudra Darshan ⓘ
Karthigai Deepam ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ
Panguni Uthiram ⓘ
linked to: Panguni Uttiram
mentionedIn Tevaram hymns ⓘ
notableStructure Nandi mandapa ⓘ
Thousand-pillared hall ⓘ
flagstaff (dwajasthambam) ⓘ
numberOfGopurams four main gopurams ⓘ
PanchaBhootaElement Agni (fire) ⓘ
linked to: Agni
partOf Pancha Bhoota Stalas ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance major Shaivite pilgrimage centre ⓘ
presidingFormOfShiva lingam ⓘ
primaryDeity Annamalaiyar ⓘ
Unnamulai Amman ⓘ
RajagopuramHeight about 66 metres ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
representsElement fire ⓘ
sacredHillHeight about 814 metres ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
templeComplexArea about 10 hectares ⓘ

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Tamil Nadu → contains → Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ
Unnamulai Amman → worshippedAt → Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ
Unnamulai Amman → partOf → Annamalaiyar Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Unnamulai Amman → hasAbode → Annamalaiyar Temple, Tiruvannamalai ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Brahma Teertham → associatedWithTemple → Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ
Brahma Teertham → partOf → Annamalaiyar Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Sivaganga tank → locatedIn → Annamalaiyar Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Sivaganga tank → associatedWith → Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ
Sivaganga tank → heritageStatus → associated with historic Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Sivaganga tank → maintenanceBy → Annamalaiyar Temple administration ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Arunachalesvara Temple → alsoKnownAs → Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ
Arunachalesvara Temple → alsoKnownAs → Arunachalam Temple ⓘ
linked to: Annamalaiyar Temple
Tiruvannamalai → hasTemple → Annamalaiyar Temple ⓘ