Tiruvannamalai Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Tamil Nadu, India
About Tiruvannamalai
Traditional stories tell us that there was an unsettled dispute between Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma as to who was superior. They sought the help of Lord Shiva to judge who was really superior; Lord Shiva grew into a long flaming light stretching between earth and heaven, and asked them to find root and crown. Brahma agreeing to reach the crown took the form a swan and flew, and flew to an extending height and could not reach the crown. In his upward flight he caught hold of a flower of Pandavas falling from Shiva's crown and requested the flower to bear a false witness that he collected it from Shiva's crown . Knowing this Lord Shiva cursed Brahma that he would never be worshipped in the temple, and banished Pandavas flower from his adornment. Lord Vishnu took the form of pig and kept digg
Top Attractions in Tiruvannamalai
Explore the best things to see and do in Tiruvannamalai:
- ★Arunachaleswara Temple
- ★Auspicious Days
- ★Girivalam
- ★Kandha Ashram
- ★Karthigai Deepam festival
- ★Ramanar Ashram
- ★Shivalayams
Tiruvannamalai Travel Guide Sections
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