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Told as living tradition, not as established fact. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/siddhas-of-arunachala.mp4 94 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/who-was-ramana-maharshi.html 2026-11-08 0.9 https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/ramana-arunachala-video-poster.jpg Ramana Maharshi and Arunachala: the sage and his sacred hill An illustrated film on Ramana Maharshi and Arunachala: the death-experience at sixteen in Madurai, the journey to Tiruvannamalai in 1896, the temple, Virupaksha Cave and Skandashram, the hill as Father, guru and Shiva himself, the Aksharamanamalai, the inquiry Who am I?, and the light seen travelling to the summit at his mahasamadhi on 14 April 1950. 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https://www.arunachalashiva.com/articles/girivalam-april-2027.html 2026-11-08 0.8 https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/pournami-night-video-poster.jpg Pournami night: what a full-moon Girivalam walk is like An illustrated film on what a Pournami (full-moon) Girivalam night walk around Arunachala is like: the monthly full-moon tithi window, tens or hundreds of thousands of pilgrims on the 14 km road, chai stalls and songs, silent walkers, what to carry, the quieter days either side of the full moon, and three to five hours at the crowded pace. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/pournami-night.mp4 92 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/articles/karthigai-deepam-live-online-2026.html 2026-10-13 0.8 https://www.arunachalashiva.com/articles/bharani-deepam-tiruvannamalai-2026.html 2026-10-13 0.8 https://www.arunachalashiva.com/articles/where-to-stay-karthigai-deepam-2026.html 2026-10-13 0.8 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2026, and how to light a lamp at home. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/karthigai-deepam-explained.mp4 72 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/films.html 2026-11-08 0.8 https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/karthigai-deepam-video-poster.jpg Why we light the lamp: Karthigai Deepam explained An illustrated film explaining why Karthigai Deepam is celebrated at Tiruvannamalai: Shiva as a column of fire cooled into Arunachala, the six Krittikas and Murugan, Ardhanarishvara, the Maha Deepam on 24 November 2026, and how to light a lamp at home. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/karthigai-deepam-explained.mp4 72 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/tapobhumi-video-poster.jpg Tapobhumi: why Tiruvannamalai is a holy land of tapas An illustrated film on why Tiruvannamalai is a tapobhumi, a holy land of tapas: Shiva as a column of fire cooled into Arunachala, the Agni lingam among the five Pancha Bhuta temples, the heart of the world in the Arunachala Mahatmyam, Parvati's penance with the sage Gautama and union as Ardhanarishvara, the saints and seekers from the Nalvar to Ramana Maharshi, and the promise that to think of Arunachala is enough. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/tapobhumi-explained.mp4 104 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/girivalam-video-poster.jpg Girivalam: walking around Arunachala with devotion An illustrated film about Girivalam, the 14 km walk around Arunachala: what it is, the eight lingams (Indra, Agni, Yama, Niruthi, Varuna, Vayu, Kubera, Esanya) in order, and the spirit of devotion, simplicity and sincerity in which it is walked. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/girivalam-explained.mp4 88 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/pournami-night-video-poster.jpg Pournami night: what a full-moon Girivalam walk is like An illustrated film on what a Pournami (full-moon) Girivalam night walk around Arunachala is like: the monthly full-moon tithi window, tens or hundreds of thousands of pilgrims on the 14 km road, chai stalls and songs, silent walkers, what to carry, the quieter days either side of the full moon, and three to five hours at the crowded pace. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/pournami-night.mp4 92 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/tamil-festival-year-video-poster.jpg The Tamil festival year at Arunachala, month by month An illustrated film on the Tamil festival year at Arunachala, month by month: Chitra Pournami in Chithirai, Vaikasi Visakam, Guru Purnima in Aadi, Ramana's Advent Day in Aavani, Navaratri, the season of lamps, Karthigai Deepam as the crown of the year, Ramana Jayanti in Margazhi, Pongal and Thai Poosam, Maha Shivaratri in Masi, and Panguni Uthiram with Ramana's Aradhana. Dates shift each year with the moon and stars. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/tamil-festival-year.mp4 100 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/ramana-arunachala-video-poster.jpg Ramana Maharshi and Arunachala: the sage and his sacred hill An illustrated film on Ramana Maharshi and Arunachala: the death-experience at sixteen in Madurai, the journey to Tiruvannamalai in 1896, the temple, Virupaksha Cave and Skandashram, the hill as Father, guru and Shiva himself, the Aksharamanamalai, the inquiry Who am I?, and the light seen travelling to the summit at his mahasamadhi on 14 April 1950. Retold in our own words; only very short phrases are quoted. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/ramana-arunachala.mp4 105 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/images/general/siddhas-of-arunachala-video-poster.jpg The Siddhas of Arunachala: the hidden sages and the living shrines An illustrated film on the Siddhas of Arunachala: the Tamil Siddhars as yogis, physicians, alchemists and poets, the eighteen great Siddhars (the list varies between sources), the tradition that the hill is never without its hidden sages, what a jeeva samadhi is, some known samadhis (Gugai Namasivaya on the hill, Idaikkadar near the Goshala, others on the Girivalam route), and how to visit with respect. Told as living tradition, not as established fact. https://www.arunachalashiva.com/video/siddhas-of-arunachala.mp4 94 2026-11-08 yes https://www.arunachalashiva.com/map.html 2026-11-09 0.9 https://www.arunachalashiva.com/this-week.html 2026-11-09 0.9