Vallalar:Ramalinga adigal,vadalur,chennai

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Vadalur Ramalinga adigal (Vallalar)

Saint Ramalinga Swamigal

1823-1874

Ramalinga Swamigal, popularly known as Vallalar, was one of the most notable saints on the Indian sub-continent during the 19th century. He was born on October 5, 1823, in Marudur near Chidambaram into a Hindu Saivite family, the fifth child and last son of his father Ramayya Pillai and mother Chinnammayyar.

He had no regard for the ‘Puranas’, ‘Vadas’, and the ‘Agamas’. He worshiped god as light (jyothi) and was a man of utmost love and compassion for all the living creatures. It is said that he would weep at the sight of even a withering crop. He firmly believed in anna dana or free offering of food to the needy.

Vallalar left the world on January 30, 1874 at age 51

Video links:

1. Vadalur Ramalinga Adigal(Vallalar) home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJmiou_tyiE

2. vadalur Ramalinga adigal(vallalar)sidhi valakam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsfmnVOPKqc

3. Ramalinga adigal(vallalar) disappeared in this room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0DSK-phFuo

4. vadalur Ramalinga adigal(vallalar) Gnana sabai part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1knuJEBLQoo

5. vadalur Ramalinga adigal(vallalar) Gnana sabai part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us1UKnA4KKY

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Ramalinga Adigal's disappearance on January 30, 1874 Ramalingar raised the flag of Brotherhood on his one room residence Siddhi Valakam in Mettukuppam on October 22. He gave his last and most famous lecture, entreating his audience to undertake a spiritual quest and look into the "nature of the powers that lie beyond us and move us," and asking them to meditate on the lighted lamp from his room, which he placed outside. Adigal on January 30, 1874, entered the room and locked himself and told his followers not to open it. He said that even if they did open it they would find nothing. His seclusion spurred many rumors, and the Government finally forced the doors open in May. The room was empty, with no clues. The Madras District Gazetteer published by the South Arcot District in 1906 records his disappearance

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Ramalinga Adigal opened, the "Sathya Gnana Sabha" (Hall of True Knowledge) at Vadalur on January 25, 1872. One of the primary teaching of valallar is "Service to mankind is path of moksha". He declared that death is not natural that our life's first priority should be to fight death. He declared religion in itself is a darkness. He laid a very great emphasis on being vegetarian. He said God is "Arul Perum Jothi" who is personification of mercy and knowledge. He said the path of compassion and mercy are only path to God. In 1865 he established a center for feeding the poor people. On the inaugural day he lit the fire of the stone stove, with a declaration that the fire be ever alive and the needy shall be fed forever. Around 1870 he established the Sathya Gnana Sabai, hall of True Wisdom Forum and ensuring it was entirely secular . This place is not a temple as no offerings of fruits or flowers could be made, and no blessings were given. It was open to people of all castes except those who ate meat, who were only allowed to worship from the outside. The oil lamp lit by him is kept perpetually burning. He said that our soul is blinded by 7 seven veils.[10] There are seven cotton fabric screens, representing the seven factors that prevent a soul from realizing its true nature.

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