{"id":75476,"date":"2026-07-24T12:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75476"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:28:40","slug":"arunachalesvara-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/arunachalesvara-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Arunachaleswarar Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Arunachaleswarar Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 38-year-old man was arrested for using duplicate keys to take devotees to worship at Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Arunachaleswarar Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arunachaleshwarar Temple, also known as the <\/span><b>Annamalaiyar Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a Hindu temple located at the<\/span><b> base of Arunachala Hill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Tiruvannamalai in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> one of the largest and most ancient temples <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dedicated to Lord Arunachalesvara, a form of<\/span><b> Lord Shiva.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple\u2019s <\/span><b>origin dates back thousands of years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with references in <\/span><b>ancient scriptures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> Tamil Saiva texts.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>current structure,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> however, was <\/span><b>built <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the period of the <\/span><b>early Chola kings (9th century AD),<\/b> <b>expanded <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the period of the <\/span><b>later Cholas, Hoysala <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Bhosala) kings, and <\/span><b>Vijayanagarar Nayakar kings.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Arunachaleswarar Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is a fine example of <\/span><b>South Indian (Dravidian) architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sculpture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spread out over 25 acres, the<\/span><b> temple complex<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>among the largest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It boasts <\/span><b>four gopurams, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or gateway towers, richly embellished with intricate carvings and pillars.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, the <\/span><b>eastern tower<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reaching a height of<\/span><b> 66 meters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and consisting of 11 stories, ranks among the<\/span><b> tallest temple towers in India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple has 5 precincts. Each of the precincts has a huge Nandi (sacred bull of Shiva) and <\/span><b>several towers .<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple complex features<\/span><b> numerous halls,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the most prominent being the <\/span><b>thousand-pillared hall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, constructed during the <strong>V<\/strong><\/span><b>ijayanagara period. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/man-held-for-using-duplicate-keys-to-allow-devotees-worship-at-arunachaleswarar-temple-in-tiruvannamalai\/article71258457.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arunachaleswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at the base of Arunachala Hill in Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. 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