Tiruvannamalai | city, town, municipality

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Thiruvannamlai is the Head quarters, proposed city and Special grade municipality of Thiruvannamalai district . It was constituted in the year 1866.
It is the third municipality of tamil nadu after Walajapet and mayiladuthurai .
The population of the Thiruvanamalai town (proper) is 1,50,000 and above but the metro population is 8.5 lakhs. The famous Arunachaleeswar - Abithakujalambaal temple (Annamalaiyar - Unnamulai ammai temple) is in Thiruvanamali. It is the prime location of the city . on the month of Nov/Dec. full moon day Thiruvanamalai was the temporarily largest city more than 60 lac . population because of Karthiga deepam fest. Every Full moon day is celebrated with most divinity in thiruvanamalai and it is famous for Pournami Girivalam saints like Ramana Maharishi , Seshadri .
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruvannamalai
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Coordinates:   12°14'17"N   79°3'36"E

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  • Temple(Lord Shiva) city, in which I have done my Bachelor degree from Govt. Arts College. Some other important places are there, like Ramanamaharishi, Seshadri, Skanda Ashramams & Adi Annamalaiyar Temple and top of the Hill where the 'Kopparai' is mounted.
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