Sree Narayana Guru – A Timeline
- In India, he worked as a thinker, a spiritual guide and a person who changed society.
- To promote understanding of the spirit and fairness between all people in Kerala’s old system of class divisions, he started a change campaign against unfairness.
- After leaving his home, he traveled through Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There he met Chattampi Swamikal, a person who worked to change society and religion.
- Chattampi introduced Guru to Ayyavu Swamikal who taught meditation and yoga methods.
- He kept on exploring until he got to the Pillathadam cave of Maruthwamala, where he started an ashram and did yoga and meditation for the next eight years.
- He visited Aruvippuram in 1888. There, he spent a lot of time in thought and made a rock he found into the Aruvippuram Shiva Temple.
- In 1904, Guru moved to Sivagiri near Varkala and started a school for poor students. He gave them free education no matter what their social status was. But it took him seven years to build a temple nearby, the Sarada Mutt, which was completed in 1912.
- He also made temples in Thrissur, Kannur, Anchuthengu, Thalassery, Kozhikode and Mangalore.
- He went to lots of places, like Sri Lanka (it was called Ceylon back them). His last visit there was in 1926.
- When he came to India, he joined many activities such as planning the Sivagiri pilgrimage.
- He started this during his 1927 visit to Pallathuruthy to remember the Battle of Pallathuruthy’s anniversary.
- Sree Guru Narayan died on September 20, 1928. This day is celebrated in Kerala as Sree Narayana Guru’s birthday.
Shree Narayana Guru – Principle, Role, Work & Contribution
Sree Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in Chempazhanthy, a little village in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His mother was Madan Asan and his wife was Kuttiyamma. He was named by his father as Narayanan; he affectionately called him Nanu, a short name for Narayanan. From the society’s mores in that period, he first belonged to the Ezhava class and was also thought “avarna”. He enjoyed being alone and had spent much time thinking deeply since he was a young kid. He attended church in his area, and he made prayers and religious tunes.
Table of Content
- About Sree Narayan Guru
- Early Days and Education
- Sree Narayana Guru – A Timeline
- Sree Narayan Guru – Teachings and Principles
- Sree Narayan Guru – Role as a Social Reformer
- Sree Narayana Guru – Major Works
- Sree Narayana Guru – Major Contributions to Science
- Death
- FAQs on Sree Narayana Guru
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