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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Annamalaiyar Temple – Fifth Prakaram – Rudraksha Mandapam

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.