Last week I attended a puja at the Arunachala Animal Sanctuary and Rescue Shelter. The Sanctuary is located very close to Ramana Ashram, and I urge all animal lovers to visit the Sanctuary during their stay at Tiruvannamalai. Their presence has led to a great improvement in animal care in this area and in particular dog numbers nowadays are managed by neutering operations rather than by the previous regular and inhumane methods of culling. The Tiruvannamalai community is grateful to the presence of this Sanctuary, which currently houses over 150 dogs, for its work with both domestic and farm animals.
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| Shelter at foot of Arunachala |
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| Inside the Animal Sanctuary |
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| Dr. Raju, senior Veterinary Doctor at Shelter |
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| Dr. Kamala Pattu, Veterinary Doctor at Shelter |
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| Permanent Altar at entrance of Shelter |
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| Puja inside examination room, puppy below peeping in |
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| Puja Table |
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| Preparations for start of Homam at Shelter |
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| Leslie Robinson, Shelter Founder and Vishwa, Shelter Manager |
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| Homam at Shelter |
