- Walked 13km around the sacred Arunachula Mountain, considered to be the body of Shiva;
- Visited Sri Ramanamaharshi's Ashram & walked to a cave where he meditated for 23(!) years;
- We also had lunch at the ashram and talked with Michael, a monk originally from Texas;
- That afternoon, we visited Arunachaleeswarar Temple, the largest Shiva temple in India;
- The next morning, the students and I climbed for 2 hours to the summit of Arunachula;
- We also ate in some amazing restaurants and had time to relax and walk around.
Chronicling the GREENberg/GAUTHier adventures from Dec 30, 2009 to July 1, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Weekend in Tiruvannamalai
A few weekends ago our "cohort" had the opportunity to travel to Tiruvannamalai, a temple town and pilgrimage site about three hours northwest from Auroville. We stopped for breakfast at Gingee and viewed Moghul hill forts, which date back to the Chola dynasty in 9th century AD. During our 2 1/2 days there, we ...
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That's a beautiful temple
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so special.. thanks.. great catching these videos..
i look forward to seeing you all..
looks like a wonderful journey-experience..
nice to see and hear all of you. looks like you're having a wonderful time together.
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