The 814m-high Arunachala Hill aka Red Mountain is a holy hill at Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. The hill is also known by the names Annamalai Hill, Arunachalam, Arunai, Sonagiri, and Sonachalam. It is one of the five main Shaivite holy places in South India. The Annamalaiyar Temple, a Shiva temple which is famous for its massive gopurams, some of which reach as high as 66 m, is located at the base of the hill.
Over the centuries, many devotees, pilgrims, saints, sages, and sadhus have been drawn to the Arunachala Hill. Throughout the year, they engage in the circumambulation of both Annamalaiyar Temple and Arunachala Hill, a sacred practise known as Giri Pradakshina in Sanskrit and Giri Valam in Tamil, considered to be beneficial in all ways, and an effective form of basic yoga. There are eight small shrines of lingams located in the 14 km circumference of the hill, each one associated with the twelve moon signs and manned by gangs of characterful sadhus in all shades of orange...
Over the centuries, many devotees, pilgrims, saints, sages, and sadhus have been drawn to the Arunachala Hill. Throughout the year, they engage in the circumambulation of both Annamalaiyar Temple and Arunachala Hill, a sacred practise known as Giri Pradakshina in Sanskrit and Giri Valam in Tamil, considered to be beneficial in all ways, and an effective form of basic yoga. There are eight small shrines of lingams located in the 14 km circumference of the hill, each one associated with the twelve moon signs and manned by gangs of characterful sadhus in all shades of orange...
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Flickr Album 2016-02b Rambling Around Arunachala Hill
Flickr Album 2016-02b Rambling Around Arunachala Hill
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