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Uniqueness
of Tejomurti Kshetra
Tiruvannamalai
Tirukkoil, considered as one of the Panchabhutasthalas is a reputed
Saiva Kshetra of perennial significance of the highest order.
Its association with Trimurthis - Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar, and
subsequent habitation by saint-poets, sage-seers, rajadhirajas,
British bhaktas, and countless beneficiaries transformed this
seemingly a rugged mount into a Saiva yatrasthala of global
importance. Its attraction for religiounists and tourists of
all nationals, lies in its legends that take back to ancient times,
to be precise, the beginning of Kritayuga. Right from the
Vedas down to sthalamahatyams, every genre of literature abounds in
evidence of great profusion of Maheswar's sports played on this
sacred place, and his remaining willingly in the form of hill for
lifting mankind, buried in the watery grave of Samsara. The
holy shrine adorned rampart walls, magnificent huge mandapas,
beautifed by matchless sculptural marvels and architectural gradeur,
containing numerous shrines for every adorable deity of Hindu
Pantheon, and covering a very vast area of 25 acres, speaks volumes
of the glory of temple and Omnibenevolence of Bhaktavasankar, the
presiding deity.
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