Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tiruvannamalai in Tamilnadu - India, attracts westerners
The land is believed to be one of the abodes of Lord Shiva in the form of mountain and famous for the ‘Ramanashram’ – the place where his holiness Ramana Maharishi attained enlightenment. Maharishi means a great seer and true to his spiritual quest he was revered and continues to be deified by the majority of his times. Paul Brunton was one of the famous authors who settled down in Tiruvannamalai and wrote in detail about the great seer. There are many such spiritual retreats around the Tiruvannamalai Mountain, which thousands of devotees circumambulate every full moon day.
Hundreds of westerners are drinking the nectar of tranquil that Tiruvannamalai has to offer. Westerners scouting for peace and harmony have gainfully employed themselves and are settling down here. It’s common sight to see westerners sitting at roadside tea shops with smiles writ large on their faces. Lots of them can be seen in the internet browsing centers and market places being blended with the local populace.
Peter runs a German restaurant in Tiruvannamalai and he stays with his family. A woman from the western hemisphere on an interview to one of the leading satellite channels said that she was happy to stay in Tivuvannamalai and her children are studying there. She wished her visa was extended, but feels chances are remote. Another westerner said he prayed ‘Bhagwan’ (god) to allow him to stay forever in Tiruvannamalai.
If you wish to see yourself the facts, you may come to Chennai and visit Tirvannamalai, which is about 4.5 hrs by bus from the capital. You may alternatively make it up from Pondicherry or Puducherry after visiting ‘Aurobindo Ashram’ and ‘Auroville’ near Pondy.
Nowadays, there are many westerners being seen in one of the spiritual epicenters of Tamilnadu state in India. Tiruvannamalai is abuzz with westerners that are thronging in hundreds to prove that it’s a genuine retreat for the peace-cum-bliss loving. Tiruvannamalai is the land of the siddhas or the class of the self-realized who are believed to still occupy spaces in the ‘Arunachala’ mount in search of the divine.
The land is believed to be one of the abodes of Lord Shiva in the form of mountain and famous for the ‘Ramanashram’ – the place where his holiness Ramana Maharishi attained enlightenment. Maharishi means a great seer and true to his spiritual quest he was revered and continues to be deified by the majority of his times. Paul Brunton was one of the famous authors who settled down in Tiruvannamalai and wrote in detail about the great seer. There are many such spiritual retreats around the Tiruvannamalai Mountain, which thousands of devotees circumambulate every full moon day.
Hundreds of westerners are drinking the nectar of tranquil that Tiruvannamalai has to offer. Westerners scouting for peace and harmony have gainfully employed themselves and are settling down here. It’s common sight to see westerners sitting at roadside tea shops with smiles writ large on their faces. Lots of them can be seen in the internet browsing centers and market places being blended with the local populace.
Peter runs a German restaurant in Tiruvannamalai and he stays with his family. A woman from the western hemisphere on an interview to one of the leading satellite channels said that she was happy to stay in Tivuvannamalai and her children are studying there. She wished her visa was extended, but feels chances are remote. Another westerner said he prayed ‘Bhagwan’ (god) to allow him to stay forever in Tiruvannamalai.
If you wish to see yourself the facts, you may come to Chennai and visit Tirvannamalai, which is about 4.5 hrs by bus from the capital. You may alternatively make it up from Pondicherry or Puducherry after visiting ‘Aurobindo Ashram’ and ‘Auroville’ near Pondy.
Labels: Arunachala, Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville, Bhagwan, Paul Brunton, Pondy, Tiruvannamalai
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