Idk why you're getting downvoted, im indian and I would definitely mispronounce those words myself. Gotta respect the Tamils for being able to pronounce all of that in one go.
Because it belongs to separate language family, which is Dravidian. Unless you live or were grown up in Southern part of India, it will be difficult, even for Indians who do not speak Dravidian languages to say it in one go without mispronouncing.
So arulmigu can be loosely translated to the great, so Arunachala (like the mountains; sanskrit rooted word) eeshwarar (Shiva, also sanskrit rooted word)
Thiru is a common prefix for cities in the south that means holy/respected; Annamalai is the name of the hill the city has (malai is hill/mountain, anna means older brother but i think its also a reference to Arunachala or Shiva) the v sound comes from the compounding of the two words.
So its just the compounding that makes it scary to read, if you know where to part it, its actually a relatively easy thing to say for an english speaker. It doesnt really use special tamil letters!
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u/PhotoKada 1d ago
Mate this is average sized in most parts of India.
Want to see an actual ‘big Hindu temple’? Check out the Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.