Guide to this Blog

If you plan a trip to Tiruvannamalai, this site can help you plan your visit.  There are many wonderful places not usually seen and experienced. Many are shown on this blog. The most comprehensive coverage of Arunachala and Sri Ramana Maharshi is here for your viewing.

This blog offers the most coverage available of Arunachala and the Inner Path. Arunachala, its many caves, and the area surrounding this holy mountain are featured. Click here to open the Arunachala Inner Path guide.

NEW: See every place associated with Sri Ramana Maharshi, click here to view the Ramana Maharshi Timeline and Places guide.

Resources for Westerners in Tiruvannamalai.This page is intended to help visitors of Tiruvannamalai have an easy and successful visit. We have found that access to these respouses have made our stay much easier and happier.

Arunachala Sunrise

In addition to Sri Ramana and Arunachala, our experiences of life in India are also covered.

These include travel to other places in India, Indian village life, Hindu festivals and rites, scenes from Tiruvannamalai, and experiences with spiritual  teachers.

Featured Series

Hindu Festivals and Rites

Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Pooja for New House
Fifty Ninth Aradhana of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Athirudra Maha Yagnam at Ramanasramam
Cow Pongal at Ramanasramam
Ayuda Puja in Tiruvannamalai
Village Rain Ceremony

Deepam 2008 in Tiruvannamalai

Processions of the Gods
Deepam Day, and Deepam Celebration
Deepam – Preparing the  Flame

Tamil Village Life

Tamil Coming of Age
South Indian Village Wedding
Family Feast in Gondapatai Village
South Indian Village Shraddha
South Indian Funeral
Shrines Along the Way
Samuthiram Village Rain Prayer

Navigation

• From the main page, use the Recent Posts and Top Posts to get started viewing the blog.
• An overall guide to Arunachala’s Inner Path posting is here. Click to open.
  
• Other featured posts and series are listed above.
• The Categories section provides easy access to different subjects.
• On any page, clicking anywhere in Arunachala picture / blog name at the top of the page returns you to this page. This is important, since the individual pages do not have the ‘Navigation bar’ shown to the right of this page.

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Om Arunachalesvaraya Namah,
Richard Clarke

Richard and Carol, exploring Arunachala