A rocky, brown-tan hill rises behind a row of tall coconut palms in a flat agricultural landscape. In the foreground a green crop field stretches across the frame. To the right of the palms stand a few low concrete buildings, one with a small white tower, and a white water tank. The sky is pale blue with thin clouds. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A rocky, brown-tan hill rises behind a row of tall coconut palms in a flat agricultural landscape. In the foreground a green crop field stretches across the frame. To the right of the palms stand a few low concrete buildings, one with a small white tower, and a white water tank. The sky is pale blue with thin clouds. No people are visible.

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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.

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.

A rocky, tree-covered hill rises behind a dense row of tall coconut palms on a flat green grassy field. A low stone wall and a patch of bare red earth sit in the foreground beside yellow-flowered shrubs. The sky is pale and overcast with a thin power line crossing the top of the frame. No people, deities, ritual objects or ratha are visible in this landscape view.

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A green, pointed hill rises in the background under a pale blue, partly cloudy sky. In the foreground, a lush green field holds a tall palm and several coconut palms, with a haystack and grazing cattle, including brown and dark cows, near a thin utility pole. No people are visible.

Landscape photograph of a green agricultural valley beneath heavy grey monsoon clouds. Rounded forested hills rise in the background, with a taller peak at centre-right. In the foreground stand tall palm trees, a broad leafy tree at left, a small palm shrub, and a reddish dirt path through green fields. A few low buildings with red-tiled roofs sit at the edge of the fields, and a utility pole with wires runs along the left side. No people are visible.

A rugged granite hill rises above a dense band of green coconut palms, with overhead power lines running across the frame and wild flowering shrubs with pale purple blooms in the foreground. The sky is pale and overcast. No people are visible. The rocky outcrop with its split peak is a natural landscape, seen from a moving vehicle along a rural route.

A rural landscape under a heavy cloudy sky. A row of tall coconut palms stands behind a small cluster of low buildings, with a white-walled structure and laundry hung on a line at left. Green fields with scrubby grass and scattered rocks fill the foreground, with a distant hill range and more palms on the horizon. No people are visible in the scene.

1978 - Tiruvannamalai

A dry, open field of pale brown grass and scattered shrubs stretches toward a row of dark green trees and palms. Behind them rises a rocky, brown-tan hill peak under a pale blue sky with thin clouds. A grey dirt track runs across the lower left foreground. No people or ritual activity are visible.

1978 - Tiruvannamalai

A photograph of a rounded, partly grassy hill rising behind a flat green field under a heavy overcast sky. Tall trees, palms and scrubby bushes stand in the foreground, with a utility pole and power lines crossing the scene. A small structure is visible on the hilltop. Grazing cattle appear in the field. No people are visible.