Unequalled

All rocks here are Lingams; this is the realm of Shiva.
The trees here are celestial plants.
Water here is the Ganges flowing from Shiva's matted hair.
All food here is nothing but ambrosia.
To walk one step here is to go around the whole world.
Any utterance here is the word of Veda.
Even slumber here is samadhi.
Can any other place equal Arunachala?

[Arunachala Puranam]

Shiva Lingam

"All stones in that place [Arunachala] are lingams. It is indeed the Abode of Lord Siva. All trees are the wish-granting trees of Indra's heaven. Its rippling waters are the Ganges, flowing through our Lord's matted locks. The food eaten there is the ambrosia of the Gods. When men move about in that place it is the earth performing pradakshina around it. Words spoken there are holy scripture, and to fall asleep there is to be absorbed in samadhi, beyond the mind's delusion. Could there be any other place which is its equal?"

[Arunachala Puranam]