Unlike most Shiva temples where Nandi, Lord Shiva’s loyal attendant, faces the Shivalinga inside the sanctum, here, Nandi gazes upon the Arunachala Hill, recognizing it as the embodiment of Shiva.

Chris opted for a blue kurta and black pants. In Hindu mythology, Nandi is the bull who serves as the mount of the god Shiva. Whispering into Nandi's ear is a Hindu tradition, in which devotees ...