There are many interesting places and areas on the west, north. and east sides of Arunachala, off the inner Path, to walk through and explore. I spent hundreds of hours over several years exploring and photographing Arunachala. I wrote a number of blog posts about this. Now that these areas are restricted, due to the Forest Department ban on walking the Inner Path, I want to make these posts readily available, so that people who love Arunachala can get a sense of what is there and what they are missing.Enjoy these. Maybe you can explore, too?
West Side
Arunachala’s Secret Places – Holy Feet
Secrets of Arunachala – Kattu Siva Cave
“Monkey Temple” – relic from Arunachala’s past
Secrets of Arunachala – Kattu Siva Meditation Perch
Secrets of Arunachala – Kattu Siva Inner Path Renewal – Part 1
Secrets of Arunachala – Kattu Siva Inner Path Renewal – Part 2
Footpaths of Arunachala – South of Kattu Siva Tank
Arunachala Forests–Kannapa Temple Area, Part One
Arunachala Forests–Kannapa Temple Area, Part Two
Flowers Blooming Near Arunachala’s Kattu Siva Tank
North Side
North side of Arunachala – Under the loving gaze of The Elephant
Repairing the Tanks of Arunachala
Exploring the north side of Arunachala
To the top of Arunachala’s Northside Promontory
Climbing on Arunachala’s north side
East Side
Exploring Mountain Trails Near Pachaiamman Koil on the East Side of Arunachala
From Pachaiamman Koil to Virupaksha Area of Arunachala
Exploring the route of the new Arunachala path
There is so much of Arunachala to explore, and to love. To me, it seems like a crime against humanity that this is no longer allowed. Maybe there is something that can be done, I don;t know.
Living in the Embrace of Arunachala 
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