Avvaiyar also respectfully known as Ma Avvaiyar was a Sangam period Tamil poet and Saint, and she was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. She appears in the pictures in the form of an old saintly lady, and it is believed, that she would have been lived before 2000 years ago, and due to her […]
Shivabrahmam, who is also fondly called by his devotees as Parabrahmam, was a great saint, who lived in a village in Tamil Nadu, before two thousand years. His birth name was Shivasundaram. He was a famous astrologer, and wrote lot of spiritual and astrology books, which is still helpful for the people. He was a […]
Sri Guhananda Swamigal (20th century AD) was born in a village in Tamil Nadu. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga, and as per the advice of his Guru Vallimalai Sri Sachidananda Swamigal, he began to regularly sing songs on Thirupugazh, which was written by the great Saint Sri Arunagiri Nathar. He maintained good […]
Shivagnana Swamigal, who is also fondly called by his devotees as Shiva, was a great saint, who lived in a village in Tamil Nadu, before few hundred years. He was a famous astrologer, and wrote lot of spiritual and astrology books, which is still helpful for the people. He was a staunch devotee of Lord […]
Thiruvalluvar, commonly known as Valluvar, was a popular Tamil poet. He is best known for writing the great text Thirukkuṛaḷ. LIFE He is believed to have lived in Madurai, and later in the town of Mylapore, and it is believed that he would have lived during 4th century BC. He is believed to have been […]
Arunagirinathar was a great saint, a staunch devotee of Muruga, and a divine poet, who lived during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu. His important spiritual writing was the Tamil poem Thiruppugazh, which was written in praise of Lord Murugan. In Thiruppugazh, his devotion to Lord Murugahas been shown meticulously. Thiruppugazh is one of the […]
Kapilar was one of the famous poets during the Sangam period, which is considered to be more than 2000 years ago. He contributed more than 200 poems, and he is believed to have been lived during first century. He lived during the period of Karikala and King Pari. He closely moved with them, and took […]
Meykandar (13th century AD) also known as Meykanda Devar, was a great shaiva saint and scholar. He had rendered a famous devotional work called as Siva Jnana Bodham which tells the importance of the shaivism sect and features the greatness of Lord Shiva. His birth name was Swethavana Perumal. LIFE Meykandar was born in Cuddalore […]
Badragiriyar (10th century AD) was a siddha purusha and he was considered as a great saint, who lived during the period of the great Shaivite Saint Sri Pattinathar. Before becoming a saint, Badragiriyar had ruled the kingdom of Ujjain in a well versed manner. Once while Pattinathar was doing meditation near the Mahakaleswara Temple, Ujjain, […]
Kanda Puranam is the Tamil version of the Sanskrit version Skanda Purana. It was written by the great saint Sri Kachiyappa Sivachariyar at Kumara Kottam at Kanchipuram. He lived during the 10th century AD at Kanchipuram. He was a Shaivite saint, and at his young age itself, he was deeply interested in spirituality, and studied […]
Dr Prema Pandurang hails from a Hindu family in Tamil Nadu. She served as a Professor in Presidency College in Chennai for many years. She is the founder of charitable trusts, and she is a divine discourser, and performed divine lectures from Hindu Holy texts like Puranas, Bhagavat Gita and Bhagavatham. She is an ardent […]
Sri Satchidananda Swamigal of Vallimalai was a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, and he attained Samadhi in the year 1950 at Vallimalai. According to the legend, Vallimalai is the place where Valli, consort of Lord Muruga was born, and it is located in Vellore District, and a temple for Lord Murugais found in Vallimalai. Sri […]
Arumuka Navalar (1822–1879) was a Sri Lankan Shaivite Tamil scholar, saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga. His birth name was Nallur Arumuga Pillai. He was born in a Tamil Vellalar family in Nallur, Jaffna at Srilanka, and became one of the preachers of the Shaivism sect. Though, he translated the bible into the […]
Seshadri Swamigal was born on January 22, 1870 at Kanchipuram. Even as a child, he has done miracles. Once Seshadri wants to purchase an idol of Lord Krishna from a shop, and asked his mother to buy it. The trader gave the idol to the child for free of cost. Then the next day the […]
Sivagami Ammaiyar is a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, and she was born in Neduvayal in Tamil Nadu,in a rich family during the year 1784, and after performing divine service to Lord Muruga for many years, she died in the year 1854, at the age of 70. It is believed that, after her death, she […]
U Muthuramalingam Thevar (1908 –1963), who was also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar (Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar), was a popular personality among the Tamil people, and he is worshipped as a Holy saint by the people belonged to Thevar community. He was one among the noble persons who lived in the 20th century and done lot […]
Devaraya Swamigal was born in the year 1820 in a pious Hindu family, and he was an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga. He is the author of the famous ‘Kanda Shasti Kavasam’, which was composed by him in Tamil language through the grace of Lord Muruga. His father was a rich man, and he was […]
Haridhos Giri Swamigal (20th century AD), also called as Haridas, was born in a pious Hindu family, in the village of Thennangur, Tamil Nadu. Swami Haridhos Giri was very good in chanting of god’s names (Nama sankeertanam) and giving religious discourses on Bhagavatham, Bhagavat Gita and Ramayan. He had travelled to many foreign countries and […]
Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal was born in the year 1934 in a village in Tamil nadu. He was a good preacher and patron of Vaishnavism, and was affectionately called by his devotees as Anna and as Swamigal. He used to visit Krishna temples during his childhood itself, and sincerely prayed to Lord Krishna.He has performed […]
Machamuni Siddhar is an ancient Siddhar and is famous for his popular works. He was born with the blessings of Lord Shiva and contains great bhakti and fully devoted on Lord Shiva. He was brought up by Sri Pinnakeesar and learned various subjects from him. He took the guidance of the great sage Kakapujandar, and […]