Tiruvannamalai

It is this mountain that has brought us to the bustling little city of Tiruvannamalai

Of course that isn't entirely correct because it is more precisely the Indian Spiritual Master Sri Ramana Maharshi who created an Ashram at its base.

At the age of sixteen, Venkataraman lost his sense of individual selfhood, an awakening which he later recognised as enlightenment.A few weeks thereafter he travelled to the holy mountain Arunachala, at Tiruvannamalai, where he remained for the rest of his life.
^Wikipedia

^{We visited his most sacred rooms this afternoon.  For the rest of the day we wandered around the city.}

^{Observing life here as closely as I can.}

^{Bustling with traffic and noise.}

^{Mother's and their children}

^{Men working hard}

^{You learn to ride early here in India}

^{Mostly you walk of course}

^{Everybody seems to work hard.}

^{Taking it easy with a friend}

^{The temple of Arunachaleshwar from a distance}

^{Taking the bus home}

^{Bullock cart speed}

^{What is fashionable in Tiruvannamalai}

^{The big picture}

^{A cup of tea}

^{A family going home after shopping}

^{A flower seller}

^{2 moms and 2 kids}

^{2 kids}

^{Seeing it all.....him not me!}