A sign of the divine—the very form of Siva, 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 might remember their true home. Saints and sages of every land throughout the ages have maintained that a meaningful life cannot be built on the transient things of this world—money, status, material possessions, worldly knowledge and sense pleasures. Arunachala stands as the embodiment of that which gives true and lasting life, an icon to the undying presence that undergirds all of reality. —

 

[photos by Markus Horlacher]