Adi Annamalai

Adhi Annamalai
Adhi Annamalai
suburb
	Annamalaiyar temple at Thiruvannamalai
	Adhi Annamalai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 12°12′N 79°04′E / 12.20°N 79.06°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Government
• Municipal special mayor	Balachandran (ADMK)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,901
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	606 (604,605)
Telephone code	91-4175
Vehicle registration	TN 25
Sex ratio	998 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	thiruvannamlai
Vidhan Sabha constituency	thiruvannamalai city

Adhi Annamalai is a suburb of Thiruvannaamalai and selection grade town Panchayat in Thiruvannamalai Taluk.

  Panjayat President : Mrs A.Navaneetham Arumugam

Demographics

It has the population of 21,901 according to a 2010 census, which is 9.4% higher than the 2001 population.

Temple

There is a temple in the town called Adi Arunachaleeswar or Adhi Annamalayar Temple.

Location

Adi Annamalai or Adhi Annamalai temple also known as Ani Annamalai ^[1] is situated in Thiruvannamalai. It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams.^[2]^[3] It is found in the girivalam of Tiruvannamalai temple. It is found in the girivalam route of Arunachalesvara Temple.^[2]^[4]^[2]^[5]

Presiding deity

The presiding deity of the temple is Adhi Annamalayar. His consort is known as Adhi Abithagujalambal.^[2]

Other shrines

In the prakara of the temple Vinayaka, Muruga and so many lingas are found.^[2] On the way to this temple, a temple devoted to Manickavasaga is found.

References

^ ta:ஆதி அண்ணாமலையார் கோயில்
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "அருள்மிகு ஆதி அண்ணாமலையார் திருக் கோவில் - அடி அண்ணாமலையார் (திருவண்ணாமலை)".
^ பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009
^ "ஆதி அருணாசலேஸ்வரர் கோயிலில் பாலாலய விழா".
^ "திருவண்ணா மலை கிரிவலம்".