Saints

INTRODUCTION Sahajo Bai (1725-1805) was born in a pious Hindu family in a village at Delhi. She got married at a younger age, and her husband was died immediately after marrying her.  Due to that, she had lost interest in family life, and preferred to become a saint and become aRead More →

INTRODUCTION Sri Purushotamma Teertha was a great madhwa saint who lived during the 15th century. His guru was Sri Jayadhwaja Teertha and his disciple was Sri Brahmanya Teertha. It is believed that during the year 1460, he entered alive in a cave near Abbur, Karnataka, similar to his guru SriRead More →

INTRODUCTION Sri Paranjothi Baba was a great saint who lived in a small room near Vadapalani Murugan Temple. He contains great spiritual powers, and healed many of his devotees by giving the holy medicinal oil. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga from his childhood itself, and used toRead More →

INTRODUCTION Chidananda Saraswati, (1916–2008) was the President of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India. He was a great saint and spiritual personality. He was born in Mangalore into a pious Hindu family in the year 1916. During his young age itself, he used to study Hindu Puranas, Bhagavatham, Ramayana and Mahabharata and got greatRead More →

INTRODUCTION Manomohan Mittra (1851–1903) is one of the famous disciples of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Manomohan was born in the year 1851 at a village in West Bengal. His father was a doctor, and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and his mother was also a disciplined and a calm housewife and got sincereRead More →

INTRODUCTION Maitreyi (8th century BC) was a saint and a philosopher who lived in ancient India. She was mentioned in the Vedas and Upanishads, and her importance is also mentioned in the great texts. She is believed to be the consort of the great Rishi Yajnavalkya. But some ancient texts mentions that Maitreyi hadRead More →

INTRODUCTION Gauri Ma (1857–1938) was a great disciple of Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi and she was the founder of the Saradeswari Ashram, Kolkata. Her birth name was Mridani. Gauri Ma was not interested in worldly affairs, and hence she has become a saint, and she was fondly called by Ramakrishna as Gauri Ma. Gauri Ma was bornRead More →

INTRODUCTION Daya Mata (1914 –2010) was the president of the organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda. The organization was founded in order to teach Yoga concepts, meditation, developing good behaviour, realization of the god from our soul, Dedication to god, and to spread humanity and kindness among the entire world. Her birth name was Rachel.Read More →

INTRODUCTION Daya bai (18th century AD) was born in a pious Hindu family at a village in Rajasthan. After hearing the stories of Lord Krishna from her mother, she was devoted to Lord Krishna at her childhood itself. She used to chant the names of Lord Krishna, and visit theRead More →

INTRODUCTION Raghavendra Swamy Mutt is situated at Ayanavaram and it was built during the year 1982, and the temple is located nearby Ayanavaram Bus Terminus. Lot of devotees would visit this Mutt during Thursdays, and other auspicious festival days and lot of miracles were happened in the life of theRead More →

INTRODUCTION Swami Turiyananda also called as Hari nath and Hari Maharaj due to his sincere devotion on god Hari, and he was the popular disciple of Ramakrishna. He was a close associate of Swami Vivekananda, and due to his request, he went to foreign countries, and preached the holiness of Hinduism amongRead More →

INTRODUCTION Ram Chandra Datta (1851-1899) was a disciple of Ramakrishna and a well-versed writer of spiritual books. Datta was a close friend of Swami Vivekananda. Datta was born in the year 1851 in Kolkata.  His parents were ardent devotees of Lord Krishna, and his mother has died at his childhood, and hence he wasRead More →