Next days in Tiru

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Dear Group,

 

Today is Deepam. From early in the day, hundreds of thousands of

people stream around Arunachala. tonight will be the lighting of the

lamp at the top of Arunachala. We can see through binoculars thousands

of people climbing up Arunachala, bringing ghee for the lamp tonight.

 

We went up to Skandanasram this morning. Even with all the people

making pilgrimage there, there was still a profound silence in

Skandanasram.

 

From this vantage point we also could see some of the people, winding

their way up the mountain.

 

Most climbing the mountain and doing pradakshina were barefoot. We had

shoes, after making the walk to Skandanasrmam barefoot three years ago

and bruising the bottoms of our feet severely.

 

Yesterday we drove the three k out of town to see the house we will

occupy, Brindavanam, in Annai Pirandham village. Drive down a small

paved road, come to the village school, turn right before the school

down a small dirt lane.

 

When we came to the house, the grounds were so much more beautiful

than we had thought. And from the roof, a clear wide view of

Arunachala. Looking the other way, one sees rice fields, etc. There

are two houses we can see from Brindavanam.

 

When we were on the grounds there was a village woman with three cows,

grazing on the weeds. She smiled broadly at my wife, and brought her

two roses picked from the grounds.

 

We were so taken with the grounds and the view that we forgot to even

look in the window to see what the interior of the house was like.

 

I guess we move in this house in another week.

 

We have been to Ramanasramam several times. right now, very busy, many

people visit during Deepam.

 

Not two,

Richard

[Guest guest]

Dear Richard, Glad to read your e-mail. Hope you are comfortable here. David Godman came to India in 1973. Presently he is settled in Tiruvannamalai, some 5 kilometers away from Shri ramanashram. Hope you have met him. Regards VenugopalRichard Clarke <richard wrote: Dear Group,Today is Deepam. From early in the day, hundreds of thousands ofpeople stream around Arunachala. tonight will be the

lighting of thelamp at the top of Arunachala. We can see through binoculars thousandsof people climbing up Arunachala, bringing ghee for the lamp tonight. We went up to Skandanasram this morning. Even with all the peoplemaking pilgrimage there, there was still a profound silence inSkandanasram. From this vantage point we also could see some of the people, windingtheir way up the mountain. Most climbing the mountain and doing pradakshina were barefoot. We hadshoes, after making the walk to Skandanasrmam barefoot three years agoand bruising the bottoms of our feet severely. Yesterday we drove the three k out of town to see the house we willoccupy, Brindavanam, in Annai Pirandham village. Drive down a smallpaved road, come to the village school, turn right before the schooldown a small dirt lane.When we came to the house, the grounds were so much more beautifulthan we had thought. And from the

roof, a clear wide view ofArunachala. Looking the other way, one sees rice fields, etc. Thereare two houses we can see from Brindavanam. When we were on the grounds there was a village woman with three cows,grazing on the weeds. She smiled broadly at my wife, and brought hertwo roses picked from the grounds. We were so taken with the grounds and the view that we forgot to evenlook in the window to see what the interior of the house was like. I guess we move in this house in another week. We have been to Ramanasramam several times. right now, very busy, manypeople visit during Deepam. Not two,Richard

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