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.
Many legends are steeped with Pongal, including the tale of Nandi, Lord Shiva’s bull. Lord Shiva once asked Nandi to go down to Earth and preach a message to people that they should take a bath every ...