They reckon ill who leave me out;
When me they fly, I am the wings;
I am the doubter and the doubt;
And I am the hymn the Brahmin sings.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century

Dressed in an orange sari, a devotee performs pradakshina around the samadhi shrine where the mortal remains of Bhagavan Ramana are entombed. The shrine features polished black stone pillars and a prominent gold-plated statue of Sri Bhagavan seated in the meditation posture. In front of this statue, the sanctified body is enshrined in a sitting position facing Arunachala, crowned with the sacred Siva lingam. —