India: Annamalaiyar Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
The Annamalaiyar Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of fire, or Agni. Shiva is worshiped as Annamalaiyar or Arunachaleswarar, and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Agni lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Unnamulai Amman.
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