In Thiruvanamali god has been manifest as lingam, hill and
Joyti(Fire) in three forms is the specialty of Thiruvanamali isthalam.
As per purana the Lord Siva Had given darshan to Lord Brama
and Visnu, while Brama try to see His head and Vishnu try to see His feet but
neither Brama nor Visnu could find His head as well as feet, after wards lord
Siva become Jyoti and given darsan to Brama and Visnu, then cooled and settled
us mountain in this place to give Darsan to all of us. Hence this hill has been
considered as Lord Siva here. Here the Arunachala hill itself considered as
LINGAM, hence making Girivalam around the hill will purify us. In this hill top
normally no one allowed to go, during Karthigai Deepam time only people alight
on hill top.
Famous writer Pal brandan says In his book in this hill the
individual gods sitting in Tapus and
couple gods loves each other and mountain is occupied with rich spiritual souls
and very powerful.
It is one the oldest
mountain in the world and being alive, it has got movement in its core and
hence called as Hollow hill by researcher of foreign people. From this hill the
light illumination happening always, the vibration around the hill powerful one
can feel the same during Girivalam time. As per Purana the hill has got many
connectivity to lord Siva temple from here, this can be assessed by Spirituals
souls by their Sutchama body. Many rishis had made Tabus and got enlightment in
this Hill, some of them listed below.
1.Deiva Sigamani desiya Paramachariya Swamigal.
2.Mangarkarasi Ammayar
3.Panipathra Swamigal
4.Dhakshanamoorthy Swamigal.
5.Ammani ammayar
6.Annamali swamigal
7.Alazgananda azhgan
8.Kugai Namachivayar
9.Guru Namachivayar.
10.Ramalingar
11.Sesadri swamigal
12.Ramana Magarishi
13.Yogi Ramsarat kumar
There are eight Lingam around the hill in eight direction,
they placed in 45 degree between each other is so accurate. The eight lingam
from temple clockwise as follows.
1.Indira Lingam(Eat direction)
2. Agni Lingam(South east
direction)
3.Yama lingam (South
direction)
4.Niruthi lingam(South west direction)
5.Varuna lingam(West direction)
6.Vayu lingam(North west direction)
7.Kubara lingam(North direction)
8.Esanya lingam(North east direction)
In Kiruta yugam
devotees got blessing of god by making mediatation towards him, In Tirata yugam
devotees got blessing of god by making Yagna towardsHim, In Tulabarat yugam
devotees got blessing of God by making Pure karamas (action) in their world
life. In this Kaliyugam people engaged with lot of activities with urgent
commitment, no one has much time to do yoga, tabus, it has been identified by
our ancestors they made simple procedure like chanting mantras with more
devotion and discipline way while making Girivalam to purify us. Lakhs of devotees especially in full moon day
making Girivalam in Thirunanamali to get blessing of Lord Annamalai.
The God in this temple Has been called as Aruna(Red)+asalam(Hill)=Arunachalam(Red
hill).
Here Karthigai Deepam festival has been carried out for 10
days more famous, to make remembrance of Lord Siva had given half of His body
to Goddess Parvati and Become Harthanariswarar in Karthigai month and in
Kiruthigai day, hence this day has been celebrated as KARTHIGAI DEEPAM festive
here.
