Arundai Sivachariar was born in a village in tamil nadu during 13th century AD. He was a great devotee of Lord Shiva from this childhood, and he will used to regularly visit shiva temples, and worship him sincerely. He also completed his educationRead More →
Morya Gosavi (14th century) also called as Moroba Gosavi was a popular saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Ganesha. It is believed that he was born in Bidar, Karnataka, to a noble family, and since he was lazy at his childhood, and didn’t attend to the school properly, his father hasRead More →
Damaji (15th century), was a great saint belonged to the Varkari sect. He worked under the Bahamani king of Bidar. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Vithoba. He had done many social services for the welfare of the people. He was rescued by the Lord when he faced troubles. He has safeguarded the poor peopleRead More →
Kakabhushundi is a rishi and his details are mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. The great saint Sri Tulsidas was mentioned about him in his famous text Ramcharitmanas. Due to the curse of Rishi Lomasa, he has transformed into a crow, and decided to live the rest of his life in thatRead More →
Nathamuni (823-951) was a Vaishnavite Saint and a great scholar who compiled the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, a great collection of sacred texts praising the importance of Lord Vishnu, with the help of Nammalvar. He was the foremost person to propagate the philosophy of Vaishnavism. He has also written the holy texts Yogarahasya and Nyayatattva. HisRead More →
Guha was a boat man who lived his life by taking the passengers in his boat and leave them in the other side of the river ganges. He was an honest and an efficient worker, who lived a pious and a noble life. He has already learned about Lord Rama’sRead More →
Shri Vagisha Teertha(14th century) was a great madhwa saint who succeeded Shri Kavindra Teertha and become the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Matha. His birth name was Raghunathacharya. He was born in an orthodox family, and it is believed that he was born and brought up in a small village atRead More →
Narahari(13th century AD) is the famous saint of the Varkari sect and a goldsmith from Maharashtra. He lived in Pandharpur, where the sacred temple of Lord Vithoba is located. Previously, he was a staunch shiva devotee, and after some time, Lord Vithoba had made him to realize that both Shiva and Vishnu areRead More →
Bahlika also called as Vahlika, was the famous king of Bahlika kingdom who lived during the previous Dwapara Yuga, that is, approximately 5,300 years back. He was the elder brother of Shantanu, who was the great king of the kingdom of Hastinapur. He was the oldest warrior who fought in the Mahabharata war. His sonRead More →
Narayan Maharaj (1885–1945) was considered by his followers as a GREAT SAINT. He lived in Pune, India. LIFE Narayan was born in Nargund, Karnataka in 1885. His parents were died at his younger age. He was took care by his grandmother. At his younger age, he was deeply interested in spirituality and went to Gangapur and attained spiritual enlightenment.Read More →
Brahmachaitanya (1845-1913) was a Hindu saint who lived in Maharashtra, India. His birth name was Ganapati. LIFE He was born in a village in Satara District, Maharashtra. He left his home at a younger age and visited many saints including Shri Manik Prabhu and Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. After some years, he returned to his home town Kolhapur,Read More →
Kannappa was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He was born on 3102 BC in Andhra Pradesh. He is considered as one of the 63 Nayanmars. It is believed that the great warrior Arjuna took birth as Kannappa. LIFE Kannappa Nayanar is also known as Kannappan, was born in a hunter family, in Andhra Pradesh. His wife’s nameRead More →
Shri Gagangiri Maharaj was a pious saint and belongs to the Nath Sampradaya. His birth name was Shripad Patankar. LIFE Shri Gagangiri Maharaj was born at a village in Patan district of Maharashtra. At his younger age, he left his home and became a saint. After becoming a saint, he learnt yoga and meditation. He visited many holyRead More →
Sekkizhar was a saint and he has written the Periya Puranam which contains the life stories of the sixty-three Nayanmars, who are the devotees of Lord Shiva. His birth name was Arulmozhithevan. LIFE King Kulothunga Chola II appointed him as his Prime Minister, on account of his knowledge in all subjects. Sekkizhar anniversary festival isRead More →
According to Holy texts, Bhringi was a great rishi, and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. It is believed that he was very much devoted to Lord Shiva and only worships him and would not worship Mata Parvathi. Once the great rishi Bhringi went to Mount Kailasa and circumambulated Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvati hasRead More →
Pulipani Siddhar is an ancient siddhar and is the disciple of Bogar. He is a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva. Bogar installed Lord Murugan’s Navabashana idol at the Palani Hill, and daily he performed milk and panchamirtham abhishekham to the idol of Lord Murugan. After some time, his disciple Pulipani siddhar performed puja for LordRead More →
Several centuries ago, there lived a pious and a noble lady in a village in Maharashtra. She was a sincere devotee of Lord Vital of Pandarpur. She lived her life, by cooking food at her home, and selling it to the local villagers. Once she was very much interested toRead More →
Babruvahana is a character in the Mahabharata. He was the son of Arjuna and Chitrangada. Babruvahana was lived with his grandfather and also ruled the kingdom of Manipura with his grandfather. He recognized Arjuna as his father only at a later stage in his life. Once when Arjuna went to Manipura inRead More →
Kutruva Nayanar was a ruler of the Kalandai region, Thiruvarur district of Tamil nadu, and a Nayanar saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. He is considered as one among the 63 nayanar saints. Though he belongs to Jain community, he was a sincere worshipper of Lord Shiva. LIFE Kutruva wasRead More →
Adisesha is known as the King of Nagas as mentioned in the ancient puranas. Sesha is holding the entire universe in his body and is chanting the names of the Lord Vishnu from his mouth. He is considered as a very noble and a pious god. He is also called by various names suchRead More →