Browsing: Saints from South

KARI NAYANAR INTRODUCTION Kari Nayanar is one of the 63 nayanar saints, and was a great worshipper of Lord Shiva. He rendered…

SIRAPPULI NAYANAR INTRODUCTION Sirappuli Nayanar was a Nayanar saint, and is considered as one among the 63 nayanar saints. He was an ardent…

VIRALMINDA NAYANAR INTRODUCTION Viralminda Nayanar is a Nayanar saint, and considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. He was a staunch devotee…

YENATHINATHAR NAYANAR INTRODUCTION Yenathinathar was a Nayanar  saint and a great shiva bhakta and considered as one among the 63 Nayanars.…

SHIVAGNANA SWAMIGAL INTRODUCTION Shivagnana Swamigal, who is also fondly called by his devotees as Shiva, was a great saint, who lived in…

SRI GUHANANDA SWAMIGAL  INTRODUCTION Sri Guhananda Swamigal(20th century AD) was born in a village in Tamil Nadu. He was an…

SAGE SUBRAMANYA INTRODUCTION Sage Subramanya was born in a village in Tamil Nadu, before some hundred years. He was a…

DOKKA SEETHAMMA INTRODUCTION Dokka Seethamma (1841–1909) is considered as a great saint, and an incarnation of Ma Annapoorna, who had dedicated…

THE HOLY GURU OF SHAKATAPURAM  VIDYA PEETAM INTRODUCTION Shakatapuram, is a holy place for Hindus, and it is located in Karnataka, near Sringeri  on…

SWAMI MADHAVDAS JI MAHARAJ INTRODUCTION Swami Madhavdas Ji Maharaj was a philanthropist and he was the Saint of the Prem…

MEYKANDAR INTRODUCTION Meykandar (13th century AD) also known as Meykanda Devar, was a great shaiva saint and scholar. He had rendered a…

PASUMPON MUTHURAMALINGA THEVAR INTRODUCTION Muthuramalinga Thevar (1908 –1963), who was also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was a popular personality among the Tamil…

SWAMI VAMANASHRAM INTRODUCTION Swami Vamanashram was one of the holy gurus of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community. He occupied in the pontiff seat from…

SRI KACHIYAPPA SIVACHARIYAR INTRODUCTION Kanda Puranam is the Tamil version of the Sanskrit version Skanda Purana. It was written by…

SHUDDHANANDA BHARATI INTRODUCTION Dr. Shuddhananda Bharati (1897–1990) was a great saint and a poet. His teachings are focused mainly on…

NIJAGUNA SHIVAYOGI INTRODUCTION Nijaguna Shivayogi (15th century AD) was a great saint and a devotional writer in the Kannada language. He was…

SRI GURU NABHA DAS INTRODUCTION Sri Guru Nabha Das was a saint and the author of the holy text, The Bhaktamal. In…