The Life of Sri Ramanujacarya
“Sri Ramanuja Acarya appeared around 1017 A.D in a pious brahmana family. He became the formost Acarya in the Sri Sampradaya and was reputed to be the incarnation of Laksmana, the younger brother of...
View ArticleThe Mahimandala Gita of Tantric Saint Arakkhita Das
Arakkhita Das (Arakshita) occupies a unique place in Orissa”s rich tradition of saint-poets. He was born into the ruling family of the big zamindari (estates) of Badakhemundi in Ganjam district of...
View ArticleIn Search of Trailanga Swami of Benares
Trailanga [also called Tailanga] Swami is spoken of with reverence, awe and almost with fear in the city of Benaras. As we ask for directions to his temple, the people we speak to display all three...
View ArticleTat Wale Baba – Rishi of the Himalayas
According to Vedic scripture, the mere sight of a yogi saint is sufficient to transform an individual’s life from the pursuit of mundane pleasures to the pursuit of wisdom and god-realization. My...
View ArticleThe Life of Trailanga Swami of Benares
Swami Trailanga, who was reputed to be nearly three hundred years old when he died, is so renown in India on such a widespread basis, that few Hindus would deny the possibility of truth in any story...
View ArticleSri Aurobindo: A Life Sketch
Sri Aurobindo was born in Calcutta on August 15, 1872. In 1879, at the age of seven, he was taken with his two elder brothers to England for education and lived there for fourteen years. Brought up at...
View ArticleA Life of Devotion (Biography of Sri Gour Govinda Swami)
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupada Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja made his appearance on September 2nd 1929, in the village of Jagannatha-pura, not far from Jagannatha-puri Dhama, Orissa, India....
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Poondi Swamigal – The Siddha of South India
[Note: please see rare videos of Poondi Mahan at the bottom of this article.] It was the fag end of 1969. On my way from Tiruvannamalai to Vellore, I stopped at Polur to have darshan at the samadhi of...
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Kodi Swamigal – The 300 Year Old Saint of Puravipalayam
Sri Kodi Swami lived for over 300 years, before attaining Mahasamadhi in 1993. Some families had been visiting him for generations. He was spoken of as belonging to the saints of the highest order by...
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170 Year Old Hanuman Das Baba: A Living Saint of Vrindavan
The following photos are of Hanuman Das Baba of Vrindavan, who may be one of the oldest living saints on earth. Once I asked this Baba how old he was. He Replied he could not remember his age, but...
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Rambhau Swami: The Fire Yogi of Tanjore
The Fire Yogi is a 47 minute documentary exploring a Yogi who has the extraordinary ability to use a unique breathing technique to get into union with Fire. This documentary portrays a rare and...
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Rare Pictures of Sri Veena Baba of Badrinath
Below are a few rare pictures of Shri Veena Baba (1916-1990), one of the greatest Nadayogis and musician saints of modern times. He lived for most of his life in the holy pilgrimage center of...
View ArticleLiving Siddhas of India: A Visit to Nityananda Baba of Odisha
A visit to the ashram of Nityananda Baba in Odisha. A very interesting sadhu with much mystic insight. He is accomplished in many forms of esoteric inner yogic sadhana and spends most of his time (20...
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The Miracles of Raghavendra Swami
Sri Raghavendra Swamy was born in 1601 A.D. at Bhuvanagiri (Tamil Nadu), by the benign Grace of Lord Venkateswara, when all the planets were in exalted and auspicious houses, bestowing a long divine...
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Raghavendra Swami Appeared to British Official 130 Years After Entering Jeeva...
Well, all of us know about the episode of Thomas Munroe and Raghavendra Swamy. However, not many know that Rarayu himself gave the reason for appearing before Munroe and talking to him. This is the...
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Some of the Miracles Performed by Guru Raghavendra
Sri Raghavendra is considered to be magnanimous and benevolent; countless devotees of his testify to the miracles he has performed. The sacred sand of the Moola Brindavana (Moola Mrithika) has very...
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The Amazing Story of an Azerbaijani Devotee of Lord Narasimha
This amazing story is about a saint named Mataji Pada Sevanam, from Baku, Azerbaijan (former part of the USSR), who re-established devotional service to Lord Narasimha and changed the hearts of many...
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Lord Shiva and Saint Maanikkavaachagar
The saint Manikkavaachagar was born in the village of Thiruvaadhavur (near Madurai) in Tamil Nadu around the 9th century A.D. He was bestowed this name for his gem-like words and captivating...
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Ganapati Muni and His Vision of Parashurama
On Mahendragiri hill in Srikakula district, Andhra Pradesh, there is a temple for Gokarneshwara. There is no clear evidence about who installed the shrine here. But the temple was built by the...
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The Miracles of Kanchi Paramacharya
It has been my great good fortune to have had the privilege of experiencing the presence of His holiness the Paramacharya from my very early age. Apart from the close association of some members of my...
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