Tamil Nadu in South India has attained global renown for its ancient temples that are millennial and Mr Pandian, the Managing Director of Cholan Tours, calls the great hilltop Arunachaleswarar Fire Temple of Tiruvannamalai the “epicentre of spirituality” in Tamil Nadu. Mr Pandian further reveals that about 5000 expats currently live in Tiruvannamalai and the population is increasing as people from the world over, enticed by the palpable energy fields of the temple, live in this town and learn yoga and meditation at the Ramana Maharshi Ashram, an ashram founded by a sage who attained self-realisation through yoga. Mr Pandian himself is a follower of Ramana Maharshi whose portrait is carried religiously in every car service that Cholan Tours dispenses! Our driver, Mr Deva, perfectly fluent in English and ever so courteous, conveyed emphatically to us his boss’s dedication to the sage.

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