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The temple located in the centre of the town covers an area of 40 acres. It is one of the ancient temples of Tamil Nadu.The roof of the sanctorum is covered with gold plates. The presiding deity of the temple is represented by air, one of the five elements of the universe and is known as Akasa Lingam.
The Eastern tower rises to a height of 40.8 metres. 108 Bharatha Natyam Dance gestures can be seen on the Eastern towers as well as on western tower. The Northern tower rises to a height of 42.4 metres.
The Sivakamiamman temple, the Sivanga tank, the thousand pillar hall are other important features of the temple.
KALI TEMPLE
The Thillaikaliamman temple is on the northern end of the town. It was built by Kopperunjingan, who ruled between 1229 A.D. and 1278 A.D.
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
It is a residential university founded by Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar. It is on the eastern outskirts of the town and is a great centre of Tamil learning and carnatic music; now offers educational facilities in various disciplines including Medicine, Engineering, etc.
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