Annamalai, Aṇṇāmalai: 2 definitions
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Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)Aṇṇāmalai is another name for the Arunachaleswara Temple in Thiruvannamalai (Tiruvaṇṇāmalai) refers to one of the Pañcasabhā or “five halls where Śiva is said to have danced”.—The Śaivite puṇya-sthala (holy place) Aruṇācaleśvar Temple is in Tiruvaṇṇāmalai District. The town stands at an elevation of 266 ft (79.80M) above sea level. According to Narayanaswamy, this sthala is also known by the names Aruṇagiri, Aṇṇāmalai, Aruṇāchalam, Aruṇai, Soṇagiri, and Soṇācalam. All these names signify the Fire Mountain. The very hill called Aṇṇāmalai or the Great Mountain is worshipped as the liṅga. The sthala is famous as it is considered the seat of Jyoti or teyu-liṅga (one of the five sacred liṅgas). The Aruṇācaleśvar Temple is one of the biggest temples in Tamilnadu.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṇṇāmalai (அண்ணாமலை) [aṇṇā-malai] noun < idem. +. cf. aruṇa +. Tiruvaṇṇāmalai, a Śiva shrine; திரு வண்ணாவைத்திய மலையகராதி [thiru vannamalai.] (பெரியபுராணம் திருஞான. [periyapuranam thirugnana.] 970.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Tiruvannamalai, Vannamalai.
Full-text: Annanatu, Kurunamaccivayar, Arunachalam, Arunacala, Arunacaleshvara, Arunai, Sonagiri, Arunagiri, Sonachalam, Sonacala, Kukai-namacivayar, Arunachaleshvara, Unnamulai.
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