Tiruvannamalai, Feb. 16 -- The festival of Maha Shivaratri was celebrated with great spiritual fervour and grandeur at the renowned Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday. Thousands of devotees thronged the temple premises to offer prayers and participate in the sacred rituals.

Devotees from neighbouring districts, including Tirupattur, Vellore and Ranipet, as well as from various states such as Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, visited the temple for darshan of Lord Arunachaleswarar, also revered as Lord Annamalaiyar.

Special abhishekam rituals were performed for Lord Annamalaiyar and Goddess Unnamulai Amman using sacred offerings such as milk, curd, turmeric, kumkum, ghee and honey. The deities were beautifully adorn...