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Death of Ramana Maharshi at Tiruvannamalai

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Death of Ramana Maharshi at Tiruvannamalai
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The sage Ramana Maharshi died at Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, where he had lived for over five decades.

Ramana Maharshi came to Tiruvannamalai in 1896 and spent the rest of his life on and around the Arunachala hill. Sri Ramanasramam grew around him from 1922 and drew Indian and foreign visitors. He died on 14 April 1950 at the age of 70. His teaching of self-enquiry made Tiruvannamalai a centre of spiritual tourism.

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