Walking around the sacred hill of Arunachala is recognised as 'girivalam' or 'giripradakshna'. Once you place the thought in your mind, you are gradually taken into the aspect of faith, and one usually finds that the devoted one does not escape.
The outer pradakshina route around the sacred hill of Arunachala
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The inner pradakshina route around the foothills of the sacred hill of Arunachala
[the inner path is closed by orders of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department]
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The outer and inner pradakshina routes around the sacred hill of Arunachala
[the inner path is closed by orders of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department]
Image sourced from - https://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/guide-to-this-blog/arunachala-and-the-inner-path/arunachala-inner-path-updated-27-feb-2010/
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