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INTRODUCTION :Venkatesananda Saraswati (1921-1982) was born in Thanjavur in a pious Hindu family, and he was a disciple of Swamy Sivananda Saraswati. He got spiritual guidance under his Guru Sri Sivananda, and he was an active member at the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, and spread the teachings of Sivananda in foreign countries. His birth name was Parthasarathy. He was very good in studies at his young age, and quickly grasped all the subjects. Due to his spiritual interest, he left his hometown at his teenage, and joined under Sivananda at Rishikesh. He lived a simple and a meaningfu..

INTRODUCTION :Swami Tejomayananda Saraswati was born in the year 1950, and he is affectionately called by his devotees as Guruji, and he is one of the notable spiritual leaders in India. He served as the head of the Chinmaya Mission for many years, and he was succeeded by Swami Swaroopananda in 2017. His birth name was Sudhakar Kaitwade.He had conversed with Swami Chinmayananda on Divine epics, and through that he knows about the divine knowledge of Chinmayananda, and he was highly impressed with him. Sudhakar Kaitwade joined the Vedanta course in Mumbai, and after getting good knowledge in Ve..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Lakshmana Swamy is a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharishi. He met Guru Ramana in the year 1949, and immediately he realized the presence of god within himself, by the grace of Sri Ramana Maharishi. Sri Lakshmana Swamy was born in the year 1925 in Gudur, Andhra Pradesh. His attitude was changed at his teenage, and he suddenly felt the need of the god, since he was suffering from severe mental pressure, and found some uneasiness in his mind, and due to that he started doing Rama Nama Japa continuously. Due to that, he was able to control his mind, and become calm. Gradual..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Bharati Teertha Mahaswami  is  the 36th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, the famous mutt established for spreading the Sanatana Dharma. His birth name was Seetharama Anjaneyalu. He was born in a brahmin family in a village in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, and he was born in the year 1951 due to the blessings of Lord Shiva, and apart from his basic education, he studied Sanskrit and Vedas, from his father.In the year 1966, Sri Anjaneyalu met the pontiff of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji and sought his blessings. He accepted him ..

INTRODUCTION Bhanudas (1448–1513) was a Hindu saint of Maharashtra, who was well known for bringing back the sacred idol of Lord Vithoba  from Vijayanagar to Pandharpur. He was the great grandfather of Sant Eknath. At his younger age, he used to worship Lord Surya Bhagavan, and after he has seen the divine appearance of Lord Vithoba in his dream, he became his ardent devotee. He was mentioned in the Bhaktavijaya, written by the great Saint Sri Mahapathi.  His Samadhi is situated near Vitthal temple at Pandharpur.Similar to Sri Eknath, he was very much attracted with Lord Vitthal..

INTRODUCTION :Kandukuri Sivananda Murthy (1928-2015 ) was a Hindu philosopher and a Spiritual master. He was born in Andhra Pradesh into a noble Hindu family, and his family members were ardent devotees of Lord Shiva. Through his good knowledge and kind approach, he has many disciples and well-wishers in India and in foreign countries. He has written lot of spiritual books.He built hundreds of Shiva temples, since he was very much attached with Lord Shiva.  After completing his education, he served in the police department and sincerely rendered his duty. He differed from his colleagues, ..

INTRODUCTION :Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950) was a spiritual saint, social reformer and a writer.He was born in a village in the present day Uttar Pradesh, in the year 1889, in a pious Hindu Brahmin family. He studied well, and from his young age itself, he wanted to do goodness to the poor people and to the poor farmers at his level best.  Due to that, at his teenage, he started the movement “All India Kisan Sabha”, and along with that, he also carried his spiritual activities, and established an ashram at Bihar and rendered spiritual discourses and removed the sufferings of the people..

INTRODUCTION :Annamalai Swami was a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi and through the grace of his guru, he realized the inner self, and found the god in his heart. He performed meditation on Lord Shiva in the Arunachala Mountain caves, and attained enlightenment. He followed the teachings of Guru Ramana and lived a pious life.Annamalai Swami was born in a village in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu in the year 1906. His father was an astrologer, and he had predicted his son’s fate, and declared that he would become a saint. Similar to that, from his young age itself, he was very much interested..

INTRODUCTION :Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj (1905–2001) was one of the spiritual gurus in the Navnath tradition. He was a disciple of Shri Samarth Siddharameshwar Maharaj.Kaadsiddheswar was born in the year 1905 in a pious Hindu family in a village at Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. His birth name was Jaigauda Patil.He has joined in the Kaneri Math, in the year 1922. He was a yoga guru, and used to do severe meditation on Lord Shiva for several hours, without having food and water.He met his guru, Siddharameshwar, in the year 1935. He was taught the essentials of Hindu Dharma an..

INTRODUCTION :Mata Ubhaya Bharati was the holy wife of the great Hindu philosopher Sri Mandana Mishra, and she is considered as an AMSA of Goddess Saraswati Devi. They lived during the time of Adisankara. Once Sri Mandana Mishra and Adisankara were debated  with each other, and Ubhaya Bharati was acted as a judge. Finally Adi Sankara had won in the debate, and she declared the correct judgement, and told that her husband was defeated in the debate, and afterwards both of them were left their normal worldly life and lived a saintly life.Both of them were constructed an ashram and lived in ..