ARUNACHALA GRACE

Today (April 5, 2018) the article “Temple Elephants Find Friends and Care at This Retreat in India,” with lots of great photographs ha...

I am reposting the below series of photographs taken on July 15, 2012 while Rukku was walking on the Girivalam Pathway on her way to p...

Rukku was brought to Arunachaleswarar Temple at the very young age of 3 years. She remained alone and in service at the Temple for 2...

In 2013 and 2014 our 28 year old Rukku, the Arunachaleswarar Temple Elephant, participated in the Rejuvenation Camp in the forests of T...

Early morning on the 8th day of the 2015 Karthigai Deepam Festival, puja was performed to the cauldron before it started its long journey...

Now that her onerous 2014 Mahadeepam Festival duties are complete, around December 6th our girl Rukku happily left Arunachaleswarar Tem...

This first day of Karthigai Deepam Festival (November 26, 2014) began this morning with the hosting of the flag (Dwajaroghanam) outside ...

The below video was shot in 2003, but is very topical, and everything looks much the same now as it does in the film. Below the film I h...

Rukku, our beautiful female elephant residing at Arunachaleswarar Temple who is now around 15 years old was born in the Mudumalai Theppak...

On December 19, Rukku our 15 year old female elephant from Arunachaleswarar Temple started off from Arunachaleswar Temple in the back of...

Right Click on all photographs for enlargement:  The below series of photographs of sweet Rukku, from Arunachaleswarar Temple, was t...

Right click on photographs for enlargement Well the below two photographs are enough to warm the coldest heart. Dear Rukku, the Arunachalesw...

37 temple elephants have been transported to Theppakadu at Mudumalai Reserve Forest for a 48 day vacation. Our own Rukku from Arunachaleswar...

Right click on all photographs to see enlarged version Today was the first time in a while that I've visited Arunachaleswarar Temple. I ...