October 29, 2007 photos from Arunachala

A very old holy hill in southern India. Lots of swamis have made their homes here, including Sri Ramana Maharshi. Here is a link to a site with some photos of the hill from a distance, here are a bunch of photos, and here is a link to information about Arunachala and some photos of sites around the base of the hill. Geological surveys have called it a classic Archaen model (earliest known rock formations dating back about 3.8 billion years ago) as opposed to the much younger Himalayas (less than 50 million years old). More here.

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Looking west, on the path from Ramanashram to the hermitage.

A cactus beside the path.

A view to the east -- Tiruvannamalai.

More of Tiruvannamalai.

And here you can see the big Siva temple.

Davy collecting water from the holy river falling down Arunachala, to take to Amma at Penusila.

An interesting tree by the path from the hermitage down toward the Siva temple.

Davy washes his feet in the holy river.

Another cool tree.

Getting closer to the Siva temple.
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