Tiruvannamalai

The temple town Tiruvannamalai is 85 km south of Vellore, it is an important Shaivite town of the 100 or more temples, the most outstanding is the Siva - Parvathi Temple of Arunachaleswar, which is said to he the largest in India. The main gopuram is 66mm and 13 storeys high, and there is an l000 pillared hall. And there is a railway station on the Vilupuram Kalpadi rail route. This town stands on an elevation of 26ft.