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Christmas morning mass in Tiruvannamalai, after a five hour bus ride from Chennai through the night
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Senthil running buddy
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After having come far up the Arunachala mountain
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With Senthil at the summit of the sacred mountian of Arunachala; offerings have been made to Shiva; and we ascended the last bit barefoot
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With Senthil at the summit of the sacred mountian of Arunachala; offerings have been made to Shiva; and we ascended the last bit barefoot
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With Senthil at the summit of the sacred mountian of Arunachala; offerings have been made to Shiva
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From the summit of Arunachala
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From the summit of Arunachala, including the offering to Shiva, whom the mountain is said to embody
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From the summit of Arunachala
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Ascending the 800 m superholy Arunachala mountain with running buddy Senthil, after running the 14 km circumference of the thing; the big and very important Hindu temple is seen in the background
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Ascending Arunachala with Senthil (yellow cap)
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The last steps to the top to be taken without shoes
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The last steps to the top to be taken without shoes; here the path is full of ghee (butter) from offerings
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Running buddy Senthil and me
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Lots of monkeys
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Lots of monkeys
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Lots of monkeys
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Lots of monkeys
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The beautiful and very hospitable house of Senthil's friend Savanar in Thiruvannamalai
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The beautiful and very hospitable house of Senthil's friend Savanar in Thiruvannamalai
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The beautiful and very hospitable house of Senthil's friend Savanar in Thiruvannamalai
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The beautiful and very hospitable house of Senthil's friend Savanar in Thiruvannamalai
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Dinner - all sorts of interesting deepfried foods, packed in plastic bags, and tea
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Met two old friends from Denmark
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Sunrise over the central Tiruvannamalai temple
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Breakfast by the shrine
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Vadas
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With coconut sauce
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All the while the colleague is preparing idlis, another staple of South Indian food
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A lime cut in half and covered. Religious symbol of sorts, I gather.
