Sri Ramana Ashram
Sri Ramana Ashram, also known as Sri Ramanasramam, is the ashram which was home to modern sage and Advaita Vedanta master Ramana Maharshi from 1922 until his death in 1950. It is situated at the foot of the Arunachala hill, to the west of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, where thousands of seekers flocked to be in his presence. His samadhi shrine continues to attract devotees from all over the world.[1]
History
The ashram gradually grew in its present location after Ramana Maharshi settled near the Samadhi shrine of his mother Alagammal, who died on 19 May 1922. In the beginning, a single small hut was built there. By 1924 two huts were set up, one opposite the samadhi and the other to the north.
Amongst its early western visitors was British writer
Niranjananda Swami, younger brother of Ramana Maharshi, who had moved to the ashram along with his mother in 1916, stayed at the ashram for the rest of his life and handling its management. His son and grandson have looked after the ashram in turn.[7]
Gallery
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Ramanasaramam Compound.
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The Entrance of Sri Ramanasramam.
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Campus
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Main temple decorated during Maharishi's birthday celebrations
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Hall
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A shrine inside Ramana Ashram
See also
Notes
- ^ Sri Ramana Ashram Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Tiruvannamalai district website.
- ^ Zaleski, p. 219
- ^ "Eastern promise". Mint. 17 May 2008.
- ^ Yogananda, p. 384
- ^ Sri Ramanasramam history Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mouni Sadhu, 'In Days of Great Peace' 2nd. revised edition pub. 1957 by G Allen and Unwin
- ^ Osborne, p. 119
References
- Abram, David (2003). The Rough Guide to South India. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-84353-103-8.
- Ebert, Gabriele (2006). Ramana Maharshi: His Life. Lulu.com. ISBN 1-4116-7350-6.
- Self-Realization: The Life and Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, by B.V. Narasimha Swami (ISBN 81-88225-74-6)
- ISBN 978-81-902562-0-9.
- Zaleski, Philip; Carol Zaleski (2006). Prayer: A History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-618-77360-6.
- ISBN 81-7224-211-5. online text
Further reading
- My life at Sri Ramanasramam, by Suri Nagamma. Pub. Sri Ramanasramam, 1975.