Planning your visit
Visiting Arunachalesvara Temple
Tamil Nadu · Built up 9th-16th centuries, Chola foundations with major Vijayanagara expansion · dedicated to Shiva (as Annamalaiyar, representing the fire element)
Getting there
Airport
- Chennai Airport, Tindivanam — 65.2 km
- Vellore Airport, Vellore Sub-District — 76.1 km
Railway station
- Tiruvannamalai railway station, Tiruvannamalai — 1.8 km
- Thiruvannamalai Junction railway station — 12.6 km
Bus stand
- Tiruvannamalai Bus Terminus, Tiruvannamalai — 1.7 km
- Sananandal Bus Stop, Tiruvannamalai — 7.6 km
Distances are straight-line from the temple, not road distance.
When to go
Best months: Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb
Festivals: Karthigai Deepam · Girivalam (monthly full moon) · Maha Shivaratri
Where to stay
- Amoha Hotel — 1.3 km
- Ramana Towers — 1.7 km
- Sri Sarvesha JS Palace — 0.2 km
- Hotel Annapoorna — 0.2 km
- Aakash temple view hotel — 0.2 km
- SivaGiri Homes — 0.2 km
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On the day
- Opening times
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- Entry
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- Dress code
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- Photography
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- Accessibility
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