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As the temple is revered in Tevaram, it is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, one of the 276 temples that find mention in the Saiva canon. The temple is counted as the third in the series of the temples on bank of river Vaigai. [17] Sambandar met the three Tamil chiefs, the Chera, the Chola and the Pandya in this temple and blessed them.
Situated at the peak of the Thiruparankundram hills. Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, and Jain caves (சமணர் குகை) are also there in the hills. Thiruparankunram hills proclaims and stands evidence of the religious hormony of the Tamil people to the world.
The cave temple at the top is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva with a few inscriptions. [2] Thiruparankundram-Madurai area was the target of extensive destruction and looting by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century, followed by an attempt to establish an Islamic Sultanate in Tamil Nadu.
Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription is located in Thiruparankundram in its landmark hill that towers to a height of 1,048 feet (319 m) and has a circumference of over 2 miles (3.2 km). This hill contains some of the earliest cave temples of Shaivism tradition in the Madurai region, of which this temple is one. The hill is sacred to ...
Arunagirinathar was a 15th-century Tamil poet born in Tiruvannamalai.According to regional tradition, he spent his early years as a rioter and seducer of women. After ruining his health, he tried to commit suicide by throwing himself from the northern tower of Annamalaiyar Temple, but was saved by the grace of god Murugan. [3]
The eastern parts of the same rocky hillocks include other important sites such as the Kanjamalai with the Thiruparankundram Jain cave and Hindu monuments (Umai Andar), the major rock cut Subramaniya Swamy temple (Kandan) and the 17th to 18th-century Islamic dargah for Sikandar Shah – the last Sultan of the Madurai Sultanate (1372–1377 CE). [4]
Devotees get married in the temple and worship for cure from diseases. [8] In modern times, the Sivaganga district administration has identified the temple as one of the prominent tourist attractions in the district. [9] The temple is administered by Kunnakudi Thiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam, which was established during the 16th century. [10]
On the south face of the Thiruparankundram rock is another rock-cut cave, also called Umai Andar cave or Umaiyandar temple. It has three layers of carvings. Near the cave and towards the eastern side of this rock at a higher level are Jain beds with Tamil Brahmi inscriptions. These are dated to the centuries around the start of the common era.