Paperback.
Published by: Sri Ramana Kshetra

A Pilgrimage to South India in 1845: Tiruvannamalai

By Francoise Boudignon

Translated by Elsa Van Den Muyzenburg

This book, lavishly illustrated with black and white line drawings by the author, was originally part of  a French series that aimed to teach French children of around the age of twelve about different cultures. This particular book was written to explain the Saiva culture of South India. It takes the form of a fictional pilgrimage of a Hindu family who travel on foot from their village to Tiruvannamalai to attend the Deepam festival of 1845. All the traditions of the festival, of Arunachala, and of the temple there are explained in detail. This is a great introductory book for anyone who wants to get a feel of what Tiruvannamalai is like.