Description: Beautifully crafted papier mâchè likenesses of Annamalai / Arunachaleshwara and Unnamalai, his consort. Annamalai, is a manifestation of Shiva, whose temple is in Tiruvannamalai. This temple is of great importance as it is one of the panchbhoota stalangal, where Shiva is believed to manifest as one of five primary elements. Arunachaleshwara is the fire element.
