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Black-and-white photograph of a rocky, scrubby hillside under a cloudy sky, with a single standing figure on the crest of the hill at left-centre and a rocky outcrop on the right. In the foreground a dark cow grazes among dry leaves and scattered stones, with a smaller pale animal beside it. A feathery-leaved tree frames the left edge. No people are visible in the foreground; the figure on the hilltop is a tiny distant person.

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1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - TiruvannamalaiBlack-and-white landscape photo of a rugged rocky hill rising behind a dense line of palm and tree cover on flat, dry, sandy ground with scattered low shrubs and small stones in the foreground. Overcast sky above. No people are visible. The hill has a sharp peak at its right-centre, matching the Arunachala hill landscape of Tiruvannamalai.1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - TiruvannamalaiBlack-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.1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - TiruvannamalaiA black-and-white photograph of Arunachala hill at dusk, its dark conical peak rising above a silhouetted ridge under a sky of streaked and scattered clouds. A leafy tree stands at the right edge, and the lower foreground is dark and indistinct. No people or ritual activity are visible.Black 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.1978 - TiruvannamalaiBlack-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.