permission should not be given to a large number of people to climb the hill. "Hence this time (for the Mahadeepam festival), devotees will not be allowed to climb the Arunachala Hills,"the ...
Unlike most Shiva temples where Nandi, Lord Shiva’s loyal attendant, faces the Shivalinga inside the sanctum, here, Nandi gazes upon the Arunachala Hill, recognizing it as the embodiment of Shiva.