Category: Arunachala

The Bee-Sage Bhringi

Sage Bhringi was a great devotee of the Lord and would acknowledge no other, not even Goddess Parvathi.

King Vajrangada

Lord Indra was once compelled to take birth as an earthly king and lived in the time of the Pandya dynasty, unaware of his former

Origins of Pradakshina (part III)

The young sage’s love for Arunachala was infectious and those who gathered round him in the early years took to the Hill like ducks to

Origins of Pradakshina (part II)

Pradakshina is the natural way of things and delineates a primordial order in the universe. The earth and the other planets in their orbit do

Origins of Pradakshina (part I)

Pradakshina is as old as Hindu dharma itself. Since earliest antiquity, pilgrims have circumambulated holy mountains, temples, rivers and shrines. Even before time began, a

Immortal Light

Arunachala is immortal light. A column of fire that existed before time began, the light shone in order that all those lost in worldly forgetfulness