the outer prayer hall at Sri Ramanasramam

The outer prayer hall, also known as the New Hall, houses a life-sized statue of Sri Maharshi, and a wall text mural of his words about his out-of-life and near-death experience. There is a beautifully carved yogasana, or couch, made from a single stone, polished to look like black marble.

the life-sized statue of Sri Ramana Maharshi at the new prayer hall

On the occasion of Mahashivaratri

In tribute and for worship on the eve of Mahashivaratri at Sri Ramanasramam

the sacred hill of Arunachala Siva - while enroute to the Virupaksha Cave

the sacred hill of Arunachala - in the light of early dawn in February, on the eve of Mahashivaratri, enroute to the Virupaksha Cave

The splendid hillsides, with the thinned out forests emerging stronger

As one climbs higher, you can see the rolling foothills around the sacred Arunachala

After a while, the path begins to slope slightly downwards

The forests are beginning to look better, as one approaches Skandasramam