Arcot means aaru kadu , aaru means six and kadu means forest in Tamil . Athri, Baradwajar, Gowthamar, Kasyapa Muni , Valmiki , Vashishter and Agasthiyar are the Saptharishis who worshipped Lord Shiva by installing Lingam in Arcot , near Vellore in Tamilnadu , these 7 temples together are called as Shadaranya sthethrangal. Veppur – Sri Vasishteshwarar –Continue reading “Shadaranya sthethrangal”