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Arunachaleshwar Temple Tour

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Swami Ramananda takes us on a tour of the Arunachaleshwar Temple in Tiruvannamalai, explaining the temple's inner meaning.

The Nandi at the temple in front of the main shrine.

Looking at one of the gopurams at the temple.

Getting a blessing from the temple elephant Rukmini in her private compound within the temple precincts.

Feeding Rukmini in the pillared hall where she blesses devotees who visit the temple.

Swami Satyananda gets a picturesque blessing.

The temple tank ghats, with entrance gopuram behind.

Showing video to one of our guides in the tour, named "Guru Om Pandurandga Sadhu Swami"!

The carving of Dakshinamurti over the Patalaling Siva shrine, where Ramana Maharshi spent much time doing sadhana.

The inner shrine of the Patalalinga temple.

Swami Ramanananda tells us some of the lore of the temple, as we sit near the Patalalinga shrine.

Some of the imagery covering the main gopuram at the Arunachaleshwar Temple.

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