VENGAMAMBA
INTRODUCTION Vengamamba (1730–1817), was a poet and a great devotee of Lord Venkateswara in the 18th century AD. She wrote lot of poems and songs. LIFE Vengamamba was born into a family of brahmins in 1730, at Andhra Pradesh. Since childhood, she was an ardent devotee...
TRIMURTHI
INTRODUCTION The Trimurti is the three main gods in Hinduism who performs the three main functions of creation, protection, and destruction and are allocated to Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. Dattatreya avatar is the incarnation of...
TIKKANA
INTRODUCTION Tikkana (1205–1288) was born into a Brahmin family. He translated some portions of Mahabharata into Telugu. LIFE Tikkana was born in Nellore district. Tikkana was the main person in resolving the conflict between the Shivaites and Vaishnavites. Tikkana...
THIRUMALISAI ALVAR
INTRODUCTION Thirumalisai Alvar (4203BC-297AD) is a Tamil Vaishnavite saint born at Thirumalisai in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. He was considered as an “AMSA” of Sudarsana Chakra. LIFE Since he was born at Thirumalisai, he came to be known as Thirumalisai Alvar....
THAYUMANAVAR
INTRODUCTION Thayumanavar (1705–1744), was a spiritual philosopher and a saint from Tamil Nadu, India. Thayumanavar formulated the philosophy of Saiva Siddhanta. He wrote several Spiritual Tamil texts. His poems were written based on the philosophy of Hinduism....
SWAMI NARAYAN
INTRODUCTION Swaminarayan (1781 –1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi. He is believed by his followers as an avatar of Narayana. BIRTH AND IMPORTANCE Swaminarayan was born as Ghanshyam Pande into a Brahmin family at Uttar Pradesh, India in 1781. In 1792,...
SIDDHESHWAR
INTRODUCTION Siddheshwar also known as Siddharameshwar and Siddharama was born during 12th century AD at Solapur, Maharashtra. He was a great “UNIVERSAL SAINT” and he belongs to lingayat caste. Siddheshwar has contributed his service towards the Lingayat’s...
SESHADRI SWAMIGAL
INTRODUCTION 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...
SEKKIZHAR
INTRODUCTION 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...
SARVAJNA
INTRODUCTION Sarvajna was a great Kannada saint and philosopher of the 16th century and was born in Karnataka. His birth name was Pushpadatta. He was known as “the person who knows everything” and he was the master in all forms of art, and was a great scholar. LIFE He...