16 moments

  1. Birth at Tiruchuzhi

    · Tiruchuzhi, Tamil Nadu, India

    Birth at Tiruchuzhi
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    Born as Venkataraman Iyer in Tiruchuzhi.

  2. Moved with uncle to Madurai

    · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Moved with uncle to Madurai
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    Moved from Dindigul to Madurai with his uncle and elder brother. Coordinate is a representative point for Madurai.

  3. Daily visits to Meenakshi Temple

    · Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Daily visits to Meenakshi Temple
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    During the period after his awakening, he made daily devotional visits to the temple. The article places these visits after his July 1896 awakening and before his August 1896 departure; no narrower date is stated.

  4. Left his uncle's home

    · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Left his uncle's home
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    Departed his uncle's home in Madurai for Arunachala. The source dates the departure to 1896 but does not state a more precise departure date in this sentence.

  5. Arrival at Tiruvannamalai

    · Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Arrival at Tiruvannamalai
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    Reached Tiruvannamalai and thereafter remained in the area for life. Coordinate is a representative point for Tiruvannamalai.

  6. Residence at Arunachalesvara Temple

    · Arunachalesvara Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Residence at Arunachalesvara Temple
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    Spent his first weeks in the temple and then lived in its Patala-lingam vault and Subramanya Shrine. The source describes his temple residence as beginning on arrival in September 1896, but does not date each internal move precisely.

  7. Moved to Gurumurtam

    · Gurumurtam Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Moved to the Gurumurtam temple, where Palaniswami became his attendant. Exact coordinates for the historical Gurumurtam site were not independently established; coordinate represents Tiruvannamalai.

  8. Mango-orchard residence

    · Mango orchard near Gurumurtam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Moved from Gurumurtam to a nearby mango orchard. The historical orchard's exact location is not established in the source; coordinate represents Tiruvannamalai.

  9. Residence at Pavalakkunru

    · Pavalakkunru Shiva Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Moved to the Shiva temple on Arunachala's eastern spurs. The source identifies Pavalakkunru as an eastern spur of Arunachala; coordinate represents Tiruvannamalai pending a defensible exact historical-site coordinate.

  10. Virupaksha Cave residence

    · Virupaksha Cave, Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Virupaksha Cave residence
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    Established his long residence at Virupaksha Cave after brief stays in Satguru and Guhu Namasivaya caves. The source establishes the residence in 1899 but does not give its starting month after the February move onto Arunachala.

  11. Moved onto Arunachala

    · Arunachala Hill, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India

    Moved onto Arunachala
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    Left the foothills to live on Arunachala, initially using two caves. Coordinate represents Arunachala's mapped summit area rather than a particular early cave.

  12. Skandashram Cave residence

    · Skandashram Cave, Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Skandashram Cave residence
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    Moved to the larger Skandashram Cave, where he lived through 1922. Coordinate is an approximate point for the Skandashram–Virupaksha protected cave complex.

  13. Sri Ramanasramam residence

    · Sri Ramana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Sri Ramanasramam residence
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    Lived at the ashram that developed around his mother's tomb until death. The source further states that he settled at the base of the hill in December 1922.

  14. At his mother's deathbed

    · Skandashram Cave, Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    At his mother's deathbed
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    Was physically beside his mother when she died during the Skandashram period. The preceding text states that he lived at Skandashram until the end of 1922; the death sentence itself does not repeat the location.

  15. Old Hall residence

    · Old Hall, Sri Ramana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Old Hall residence
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    Lived in the Old Hall at Sri Ramanasramam until 1949. Coordinate is for Sri Ramana Ashram; the Old Hall is within the campus.

  16. Death at Sri Ramana Ashram

    · Sri Ramana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Death at Sri Ramana Ashram
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    Died at Sri Ramana Ashram after his final illness. The article infobox identifies Sri Ramana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai, as his place of death.