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Black-and-white landscape photograph of a rocky hill rising behind a row of tall palm trees in a flat, cultivated field. A low cluster of buildings, including a partly built concrete structure, sits at the right edge beside the trees. The sky is overcast with soft clouds. No people are visible. The hill is identified by the page as Arunachala at Tiruvannamalai, the birthplace setting of the Arunachala narrative, though the photo shows only the landscape.

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A black-and-white landscape photograph of the Arunachala hill near Tiruvannamalai. A rocky, rugged hill rises at the centre-right under an overcast sky, with a row of tall coconut palms in front of its lower slopes. In the foreground a field of low leafy crops. A small whitewashed building sits at the right edge beside the trees. No people are visible.1978 - TiruvannamalaiBlack and white landscape photograph of Arunachala hill rising behind a flat field of low shrubs and young saplings, with a line of palm and broadleaf trees in the middle distance. Clouds drift over the summit, with sunlight catching the ridge. No people are visible. A small logo sits in the top-left corner and a copyright notice in the lower right.Black-and-white landscape photograph of Arunachala hill near Tiruvannamalai, a mountain rising behind a flat field of young saplings and scrub. Clouds and haze drift over the summit, with a tall peak on the left and a long ridge running right. In the foreground, rows of thin young trees and flowering shrubs stand in grass, with a line of palm trees and dense treelines along the base of the slope. No people are visible.Black-and-white photograph of a rocky hill rising behind a row of four tall coconut palms on a dry, open field. A small white single-storey building with a flat roof stands at the left edge beside a grazing animal, and a fenced roadside with a few distant trees lies to the right. No people are visible in the scene.1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - TiruvannamalaiA black-and-white landscape photograph of the Arunachala hill at dusk or dawn, with sunlight breaking through clouds at upper left. The mountain's rounded peak rises in the centre, its slopes shaded, with a faint light ray running down its flank. Silhouetted palm trees and shrubs fill the foreground, and a dark flat field lies below. No people are visible.A photograph of a rocky, brown hill rising behind a row of tall coconut palms and a green cultivated field in the foreground. A pale white and grey building with a flat roof sits at the right edge among trees under a partly cloudy blue sky. No people or ritual activity are visible; the mountain form dominates the scene.A black-and-white landscape photograph of tall palmyra palms in silhouette against a cloud-filled sky, with a rocky hill rising at right, the mountain Arunachala near Tiruvannamalai. No people are visible; the foreground is dark shrubbery and grass.Black-and-white photograph of tall palmyra palms silhouetted against a hazy, overcast sky at dusk. Behind them rises a rocky hill, Arunachala, partly wrapped in cloud and mist, with its rounded peak visible on the right. Dense shrubs and grasses fill the foreground. No people are visible.