 Thiruvannamalai
is a small town
near the Arunachala
hill. The Siva temple
on the Arunachala
hill is called the
Tejo Lingam and
is very famous.
The Arunachala hill
was supposed to
have been formed
when Siva took the
form of a Jyoti
to stop a quarrel
between Vishnu and
Brahma. On their
request, Siva took
a concrete form
and Arunachala hill
was the result of
this. The color
of the hill is copper
red. Parvati was
supposed to have
come to Arunachala
hill with a linga,
following a penance.
She was under a
penance as instructed
by her husband.
It was in the course
of the penance that
Parvati took the
form of Durga to
kill Mahishasura.
As Mahishasura was
a devotee of Siva,
Parvati was asked
by sage Gautama
to strike a sword
on the hill by way
of atonement. When
Parvati struck the
sword a teertham
was formed immediately
called the Khadga
Teertham. A lot
of pilgrims come
to this Thiruvannamalai.
Thiruvannamallai
has a station of
its own and is situated
between Villupuram
and Katpadi. There
are frequent bus
services too from
important cities.
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