The main temple is surrounded by 107 lingams ( they are numbered ) and I presume the main linga is the 108th one amidst all these at the main temple, It is a huge linga !!! Really big.
I found the temple beautiful and the colors on the lingam gopurams vibrant. The people at the temple guided us too. At first we are asked to enter the temple area and give our names and money for the archana. After that a very small puja and aarthi are done and we get to see the main big lingam. Then we take the aarti ( buy the red cord if we want ) and come out. Then we are free to see the entire temple at our leisure.
There are 1008 Shiva Lingams present in the temple with the holy cow Nandi in front of them all over the hill on which the temple has been built. There is an enormous Ganesha statue at the foothill too.
Another old lady showed us the temple at the top where we took another darshan and then explored the temple. We found the temple peaceful. May be b'cos it is a big one or there were not too many devotees - I don't know. We sat near the main temple for quite sometime soaking up the calm serene atmosphere. From the area around the temple one has a view of fields and coconut groves - so can linger there for a while too.
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| Main temple gopuram |
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| Lingams at the top of the hill |
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| More lingams |
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I visited this temple during my tour in Salem. It is very beautiful Lord Shiv temple near Vinayaka Mission University. For more Indian tourist places please visit my blog TouristBug.in . Here you will find some good places for visiting in India.
Thanks for sharing information 1008 Lingam Temple Ariyanur in Salem District of Tamil Nadu State. I think you can check https://www.astrolika.com/temples/tamil-nadu-temples.html which provides information of Tamil Nadu temples.
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