As part of the natural climate cycle, after a long hot dry summer, at this time of the year Tamil Nadu generally receives a copious amount of rain during the monsoon. The below photographs were taken about a week ago, subsequently we have been receiving heavy rains most evenings, so water levels are daily increasing.
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| Rains pouring down Arunachala |
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| Rains coming from the summit creating streams down the side of the Hill |
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| Agni Tank (Chengham Road) during de-silting operations |
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| Agni Tank this monsoon season. The tank is one of the catchment areas for water pouring down the side of Arunachala. Notice the water running off Arunachala pouring into the tank at top of photograph. |
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| Sometimes the water flow is so heavy the tank fills completely and becomes an "infinity" pond with the overspill pouring onto the adjacent Chengham Road |
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| Palakothu Tank on a normal day |
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| The Tank is in front of the Paul Brunton house and a favourite encampment for sadhus and sannyasins |
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| Palakothu Tank beginning to fill up. Photograph taken 5 days ago |
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| Water beginning to overflow sides of tank 5 days ago |
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| Some irrigation ditches on the sides of houses in Ramana Nagar having problems coping with the heavy rains |
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| Drains and waterways damaged in the rains |
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| A number of homes on this street and at the bottom of lane have already been damaged this rainy season |
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| Lots of damage this year to houses and buildings in the Ramana Nagar area. The above is a gate at Ramana Ashram damaged by the heavy rains |
