Arunachala

Arunachala
Arunachala
Annamalai
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.

[1] 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, ..."

[2] "Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Kovil". Tamilnadu.com. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.

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