Journal

Notes from Arunamangala

Small dispatches from the retreat — seasons in the garden, festivals on the hill, and the quiet rhythms of life here.

Walking Girivalam on a full moon night

Fourteen kilometres around Arunachala, barefoot on warm stone, with lakhs of pilgrims and a moon that never leaves your shoulder.

A short walk through our kitchen garden — drumstick, curry leaf, native greens and the herbs that end up in your evening rasam.