Annamalaiyar Temple – Fifth Prakaram – Rudraksha
Mandapam
Rudraksha is (its botanical name is ‘Elaeocarpus) nuts
are worn as sacred beads and are used in rosaries by Saivites. The mandapa is
an open four pillared mandapa on the ground and is situated to the north of
Sarva Vinayakar shrine and in the axial line of the Annamalaiyar sanctum
sanctorum.
The roof of this mandapa is covered with Rudraksha
beads; hence the name. Normally the devotees would not pass through this
mandapa.
This Mandapam is located adjacent to the 1000 Pillar
Hall and directly east of the Periya Nandi. This is an open four pillar
mandapam, situated north of the Sarvasiddhi Vinayaka Shrine and in the axial
line of the Annamalaiyar Sanctum Sanctorum.