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Tiruvannamalai |
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Synonymous with the fifth Hindu element of fire, Tiruvannamalai is situated around 107 km from Pondicherry ranks as one of the five holiest towns in Tamil Nadu. Its name, meaning "Red Mountain", derives from the spectacular extinct volcano, Arunachala, which rises behind it, and which glows on unearthly crimson at dawn. |
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