My Recent Holy Visit to Sri Ramana Ashram, also known as Sri Ramanasramam, in the town of Tiruvannamalai in TamilNadu

Sri Ramana Ashram, also known as Sri Ramanasramam, is the holy Ashram which was home to the modern Sage and Advaita Vedanta philosopher Ramana Maharshi from 1922 until his death (Mahasamadhi ) in 1950. 

A sacred Abode of immense peace & tranquility, the Ashram is situated at the foot of the Arunachala hill, at the town of Tiruvannamalai, in Tamil Nadu. This is the holy shrine, where thousands of seekers flocked to be in his presence., in His lifetime. His samadhi shrine continues to attract thousands of devotees from all over the world, even today, decades after His Union with The Supreme Almighty.
 

This is Sage Ramana Maharshi's place of Mahanirvana.
 

Amongst its early western visitors were British writer Paul Brunton in 1931, who is credited with introducing Ramana Maharshi to the West through his books "A Search in Secret India" (1934) and "The Secret Path".

Writer W. Somerset Maugham visited the Ashram in 1938, and later used Ramana Maharshi as the model for the holy man, Shri Ganesha in his novel, The Razor’s Edge (1944). Other visitors included Gurudev Swami Sivananda Saraswathi and Paramahansa Yogananda.
 

Arthur Osborne stayed at the Ashram for twenty years, and edited the Ashram's journal, 'The Mountain Path', besides writing several book on Ramana Maharshi and his teachings. 

Mouni Sadhu spent several months at the Ashram in 1949. David Godman came to the Ashram in 1976, and has since written or edited fourteen books on topics related to Sri Ramana Maharshi. He continues to live near the Ashram.

Niranjananda Swami, younger brother of Ramana Maharshi, who had moved to the Ashram along with his mother in 1916, stayed at the Ashram for the rest of his life, and taking care of its management. His son and grandson have looked after the ashram in turn.