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| Arunachala | |
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| Annamalai | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) |
| Coordinates | 12°14′28″N 79°03′26″E / 12.24111°N 79.05722°E |
| Geography | |
  Arunachala location of Arunachal in Tamil Nadu | |
| Location | Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Parent range | Eastern Ghats |
Arunachala (IAST: Aruṇācalam [əɾʊˈɳaːtʃələ], 'Red Mountain') is a hill in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, and one of the five main Shaiva holy places in South India.[1] The Arunachalesvara Temple to Shiva is located at the base of the hill.[2] The hill is also known by the names Annamalai, Arunagiri, Arunachalam, Arunai, Sonagiri, and Sonachalam.
Every year in the Tamil month of Kārttikai (November–December), the Kārttikai tīpam light is lit atop the hill.
It is also an important place for devotees of Ramana Maharshi, with Sri Ramana Ashram situated at its foothills.
- ^ Lonely Planet South India 2009 Page 418 ed Sarina Singh, Amy Karafin, Anirban Mahapatra "Welcome to Tiruvannamalai. About 85 km south of Vellore and flanked by boulder-strewn Mt Arunachala, this is one of the five 'elemental' cities of Shiva; here the god is worshipped in his fire incarnation as Arunachaleswar (see boxed text, ..."
- ^ "Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Kovil". Tamilnadu.com. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.