Appayya Swamigalu
Appaiah Swami or
Kodagu, Karnataka
, India.
Early life
Appayya Swami was born as Palanganda Appaiah, the son of a
Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda
. He sought a spiritual guru, eventually selecting Guru Ramagiri.
Career
His Guru ordained him and Swamigalu learned and composed several hymns. Through the path of devotion, he attained self-realization. Over time he became a spiritual teacher with several disciples and was hence given the title of
Sadguru
.
In 1941 he founded a monastery in
Hindu spirituality and culture in Coorg and its surrounding regions is being carried on by the Kaveri Ashram (also known as Cauvery Ashram 12°12′09.27″N 75°48′11.68″E / 12.2025750°N 75.8032444°E) today. A school is named after him in Somwarpet, Kodagu called Sadguru Appayya Swamy High School.[2]
Death
He died in 1956, aged 71.
Gallery
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Vivekananda Swamiji Cauveri Ashram -
Cauveri Ashram Shrine -
Mataji Virajpet -
Cauveri Ashram Prayer hall adjacent to the Shrine
Bibliography
1. Śrī sadguru appayya vijaya (Kannada) authored by V.S. Rāmakriṣṇa (Śrī Kāvēri Āśrama, 1965) Appayya Swamigalu at Google Books)
2. Śrī sadguru appayya svāmijīyavara ātmakathe mattu sandēśa (Kannada) (Śrīkāvēri Bhakta Jana Saṅgha, 1965)
External links
1. A disciple of Sadguru Appayya speaks[3]
2. One among several newspaper articles related to Cauvery/Kaveri Ashram[4]
References
- ^ Kamath (1993). Karnataka State gazetteer, Volume 20. Bangalore: Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. p. 659. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Shree Sadguru Appaiah High School Kudige". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "The Flag of Sri Ramakrishna need not only flutter on the Sri Ramakrishna Mission". Indiadivine.org. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Madikeri, DHNS. "Geetha Abhiyan on January 28". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.