| Temples & Legends Of Tamilnadu |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
TIRUVANNAMALAI |
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| Brahma took the
form of a swan and flew up to find the upper end of the column and Vishnu took the form of
a boar and dived down to find the bottom. As they failed in their mission, they came back and prayed to the Jyoti to take a concrete form. Being pleased with their prayer, Lord Siva took the form of a Sthavara linga, i.e., Arunachala, Hill, This is origin of the Hill. It is said that in Krita Yuga the linga was in the form of a flame (Jyoti) and in Treta Yuga it became a hill of Jewels; in Dwapara Yuga it appeared like a hill of Gold and in Kali Yuga it appears like a hill of Marakata. At present the color of the hill is reddish like copper. |
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