Sree Narayana Guru: Leaders of Kerala Renaissance
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Key Takeaway
ree Narayana Guru was one of the greatest social reformers Kerala has ever seen.
Sree Narayana Guru
(1855 โ 1928)
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| Basic FactsBirth | August 28, 1855(เดเดคเดฏเด1032เดเดฟเดเตเดเด14)Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Family | Vayalvaram Veedu(เดตเดฏเตฝเดตเดพเดฐเด เดตเตเดเต) |
| Parents | Madan Asan & Kuttiyamma(เดฎเดพเดเดจเดพเดถเดพเตป & เดเตเดเตเดเดฟเดฏเดฎเตเดฎ) |
| Sisters | Kochu, Thevi & Matha |
| Wife | Kaliyamma(1882) |
| Childhood name | Narayanan(Nanu) |
| Death | September 20, 1928, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Epithets | Father of Kerala Renaissance, Buddha of Kerala, Periya Swami(by Dr. Palpu), Second Buddha(by G. Sankara Kurup) |
| Philosophy | One Caste, One Religion, One God for All(from "Jathi Mimamsa") |
| Famous Words | โเดเดพเดคเดฟเดญเตเดฆเด เดฎเดคเดฆเตเดตเตเดทเด เดเดคเตเดฎเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเต เดธเตผเดตเตเดตเดฐเตเด เดธเตเดฆเดฐเดจเตเดตเตเดจ เดตเดพเดดเตเดจเตเดจ เดฎเดพเดคเตเดฏเดเดพ เดธเตเดฅเดพเดจเดฎเดพเดฃเดฟเดคเต.โ(inscribed on the walls of Aruvippuram temple, from "Jathi Nirnayam").โเดฎเดฆเตเดฏเด เดตเดฟเดทเดฎเดพเดฃเต, เด เดคเตเดฃเตเดเดพเดเตเดเดฐเตเดคเต, เดเตเดเตเดเตเดเดฐเตเดคเต, เดเตเดเดฟเดเตเดเดฐเตเดคเต.โโเดธเดเดเดเดฟเดเตเดเต เดถเดเตเดคเดฐเดพเดเตเดตเดฟเดจเตโ.โโเดตเดฟเดฆเตเดฏ เดเตเดฃเตเดเต เดชเตเดฐเดฌเตเดฆเตเดงเดฐเดพเดตเตเด.โโเดฎเดคเดฎเตเดคเดพเดฏเดพเดฒเตเด เดฎเดจเตเดทเตเดฏเดจเตโ เดจเดจเตเดจเดพเดฏเดพเดฒเตโ เดฎเดคเดฟ.โโเดถเตเดเดฟเดคเตเดตเด เด เดเตเดเตเดเดณเดฏเดฟเดฒเตโ เดจเดฟเดจเตเดจเต เดคเตเดเดเตเดเตเด.โTeachersโMoottha Pillai Asan(1871) |
| Perunnalli Krishnan Vaidyar | basics of Tamil & Sanskrit, Amarakosam Balaprobhodhanam & Siddharupam |
| Thycadu Ayya | Hadayoga Vidya, Nauli, Dhoudi, Khadam & Khechari mudra |
| Enlightenment | Pillathadam Cavein Maruthwamala in Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu |
| Books | 45MalayalamโAathmopadesh Shathakam(เดเดคเตเดฎเตเดพเดชเดฆเตเดถเดถเดคเดเด),Adwaitha Deepika(เด เดฆเตเดตเตเดค เดฆเตเดชเดฟเด),Arivu(เด เดฑเดฟเดตเต),Athma Vilasam(เดเดคเตเดฎ เดตเดฟเดฒเดพเดธเด),Bhadrakaalyashtakam(เดญเดฆเตเดฐเดเดฒเตเดฏเดพเดทเตเดเดเด),Chijjada Chintanam(เดเดฟเดเตเดเดก เดเดฟเดจเตเดคเดจเด),Daivadasakam(เดฆเตเดตเดฆเดถเดเด),Daiva Vichinthanam โ 1 & 2(เดฆเตเดต เดตเดฟเดเดฟเดจเตเดคเดจเด),Dharma(เดงเตผเดฎเตเดฎเด),Gajendra Moksham Vanchipattu(เดเดเตเดจเตเดฆเตเดฐ เดฎเตเดเตเดทเด เดตเดเตเดเดฟเดชเตเดชเดพเดเตเดเต)(Sree Narayana Guru dedicated Gajendra Moksham Vanchipattu & Navamanjari to โChattambi Swami)Jeevakarunya Panchakam(เดเตเดตเดเดพเดฐเตเดฃเตเดฏเดชเดเตเดเดเด),Jaathi Nirnayam(เดเดพเดคเดฟ เดจเดฟเตผเดฃเดฏเด),Jaathi Lakshanam(เดเดพเดคเดฟ เดฒเดเตเดทเดฃเด),Kolatheereshastavam(เดเตเดฒเดคเตเดฐเตเดถเดธเตเดคเดตเด),Mangalasamsa(เดฎเดเดเดณเดพเดถเดเดธ),Navamanjari(เดจเดตเดฎเดเตเดเดฐเดฟ),Sree Krishnana Darsanam(เดถเตเดฐเตเดเตเดทเตเดฃเดฆเตผเดถเดจเด),Vedantha Suthram(เดตเตเดฆเดพเดจเตเดค เดธเตเดคเตเดฐเด) |
| Sanskrit | Dharsanamala(เดฆเดฐเตโเดถเดจเดฎเดพเดฒ) |
| Tamil | Thevarappathinkangal(เดคเตเดตเดพเดฐเดชเตเดชเดคเดฟเดเดเตเดเตพ) |
| Translations | Thirukural(เดคเดฟเดฐเตเดเตเดเตเดฑเตพ),Isavasyoupanishad(เดเดถเดพเดตเดพเดธเตเดฏเตเดชเดจเดฟเดทเดคเตเดคเต),Ozhivil Odukkam(เดเดเตเดตเดฟเดฒเตเดดเตเดเตเดเด) |
| Temples & Sree Narayana GuruSree Narayana Guru built several temples at various locations across South India. Some of the famous temples are as follows:Total no. of temples are consecrated by Guru | 43.1888 โ Consecration of aSivalinga at Aruvippuram, Neyyattinkaraon the banks ofNeyyar riverin the month of March |
| Famous quote | "I consecrated the Ezhava Shiva and not the Brahmin Shiva."โเดเดพเดคเดฟเดญเตเดฆเด เดฎเดคเดฆเตเดตเตเดทเด เดเดคเตเดฎเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเต เดธเตผเดตเตเดตเดฐเตเด เดธเตเดฆเดฐเดจเตเดตเตเดจ เดตเดพเดดเตเดจเตเดจ เดฎเดพเดคเตเดฏเดเดพ เดธเตเดฅเดพเดจเดฎเดพเดฃเดฟเดคเตโ(inscription on the walls of Aruvippuram temple)Book written duringย Consecration of templeย at Aruvippuramย โSiva Satakam(เดถเดฟเดตเดถเดคเดเด).1889 โ Built Mannanthala Devi Temple.1895 โ Establishment of a mutt and temple at Muttakkadu near Kovalam.1899 โ Consecration of Subramanya Idol at Kunnumpara, near Kovalam.1904โ Establishment ofSivagiri Muttat Varkala.1908 โ Installation ofSree Jagannatha Templeprathishta(idol)at Thalaserry.1909 โ Guru establishedThiruppatheeswara temple at Mangalapuram(Mangalore)1912 โ Built a temple of Sarada Devi(เดถเดพเดฐเดฆเดฎเด เด)at Sivagiri1913โ Advaita Ashramam at Aluva |
| The motto of Advaitha Ashramam | Om Sahodaryam Sarvatra(เดเด เดธเดพเดนเตเดฆเดฐเตเดฏเด เดธเตผเดตเดคเตเดฐ).1915 โ Conference held at the Advaitha Ashramam with the message โโOne Caste, One Religion, One God for Man.โโ1924 โ Held All religions' Conference(เดธเตผเดตเตเดตเดฎเดคเดธเดฎเตเดฎเตเดณเดจเด) |
| Chairmanof All religions' Conference | Justice Sivadasa Iyer |
| Famous Slogan | โโNo to argue and succeed, but to know and make others understandโ(เดตเดพเดฆเดฟเดเตเดเดพเดจเตเด เดเดฏเดฟเดเตเดเดพเดจเตเดฎเดฒเตเดฒ, เด เดฑเดฟเดฏเดพเดจเตเด เด เดฑเดฟเดฏเดฟเดเตเดเดพเดจเตเด)was written at the main entrance of the religions conference held at the Advaita Ashramam.1916 โ Established Sree Narayan Seva Ashram at Kanchipuram.1920 โ Consecration of a temple(Vilakkambalam)at Karamukku, Thrissur with "nilavilaku" as an idol.1922 โ Built a temple at Murukkumpuzha and consecrated without an idol but with a mere inscription of "Truth, Dharma, Love, Mercy."1927 โ Consecration of a temple at Kalavamkodam with a mirror with the message "Om Shanthi" written on the surface on June 14 |
| Idol ConsecrationsMirror | Kalavancode, Karamukku, Murukkumpuzha, Ullala, & Vengoor |
| First Mirror consecrated Temple | Kalavancode |
| The last temple consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru | Ullala |
| Vilakku | Karamukku, Murukkumpuzha |
| Idol of Saraswathi | Varkala.(Previous Year PSC Questions: Assistant Professor in Physiology, 2019)Idol ofSubramanyaโย Vakkom Subramanya Swami Temple(also known as Velayudhan Nada).SNDP (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam)Aruvippuram Temple became the center of activity for the upliftment of the backward classes. The disciples of Sree Narayana Guru conducted a feast on the full moon(Vavu)day for pilgrims who came to offer prayers and sacrifices in the temple. Thus "Vavoottu Yogam" was formed |
| Headquarters | Kollam |
| First President & permanent Chairman of SNDP | SreeNarayana Guru* |
| First Secretary of SNDP | Kumaranasan* |
| First Vice President of SNDP | Dr. Palpu* |
| First Annual General Body meeting at Aruvipuram | February 1904 |
| Journal Published by SNDP | Vivekodayam(1904, by Kumaranasan & M. Govindan) |
| First Editor | Kumaranasan |
| Official Editor | M. Govindan |
| Sivagiri Pilgrimage / Sivagiri TheerthadanamConducted from | 30 December to 1st January |
| The idea of Sivagiri pilgrimage was conceived by | Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar & T. K. Kittan Writer |
| Guru gave approval for Sivagiri Pilgrimage on | January 1928 |
| First Pilgrimage | It started at the Village of Elavumthitta(Pathanamthitta) |
| Dress code for Pilgrims | Bright Yellow |
| The pilgrims were reciting | 'Swaathanthrya Gadha'(written byKumaranasan).๐Read More:Previous Year Repeated PSC Questions on Sree Narayana GuruFamous Meetings with Sree Narayana Guru1882 โChattambi Swamikalat Anniyoor Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.1891 โ MetKumaranasanat Kayikkara.1895 โDr. Palpumet Sree Narayana Guru in Bangalore.1912 โ MetAyyankaliat Balaramapuram.1914 โVagbhatanandan.1916 โRamanamaharshiat Thiruvannamalai.1922 โTagoreon November 22 at Sivagiri(Translator โ Kumaranasan) |
| Tagore's writings about Guru after his visit | "I have been touring different parts of the world. During these travels, I have had the fortune to come into contact with several saints and maharishis. But I have frankly to admit that I have never seen one who is spiritually greater than Swamy Narayana Guru of Malayalam- nay, a person who is on par with him in spiritual attainment. I am sure, I shall never forget that radiant face illuminated by the self-effulgent light of divine glory and those majestic eyes fixing their gaze on a far a remote point in the distant horizon.โโ Met C.F. Andrews.1925 โ Sree Narayana Guru MetGandhijion March 12 at Sivagiri(during Vaikom Satyagraha) |
| EstablishedNarayana Gurukulamat | Nilgiri Hills(1923) |
| Narayana Gurukulam was later handed over to | Nataraja Guru |
| First sanyasa disciple | Sivalinga Swamikal |
| Last sanyasa disciple | Andatheertha Swamikal |
| First European disciple | Ernest Kirk |
| Works on Sree Narayana GuruFirst Biography of Sree Narayana Guru was written by | Moorkoth Kumaran.โGuruโ โK. Surendran.โGurudevakarnamrithamโ โKilimanoor Kesavan.โMaharshi Sree Narayana Guruโ, โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โT. Bhaskaran.*Englishtranslation of โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โA.J. Thomas.*Tamiltranslation of โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โVijayakumar Kunnissery.*Hinditranslation of โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โH. Balasubramaniam.โNarayanneyamโ โPerumbadavam Sreedharan.โNarayanaguruswamiโ โProf. M. K. Sanu.โSree Narayana Dharmaโ โBodhananda Swamikal."Yugapiravi" โK. Vasudevan |
| Sree Narayana Guru(Film, 1985) | P.A |
| Yugapurushan(Film, 2010) | R. Sukumaran(Director) |
| English translation of "Atmopadesa Sathakam" | Nataraja Guru |
| Statues, Institutes & Boat racesThefirst statueof Guru was erected at | Jagannatha Temple, Thalassery(1927) |
| Made of | Panchaloha |
| Installed on | 13 March 1927 under the aegis of Moorkoth Kumaran |
| Installed by | Bodhananda Swamikal |
| Sculptor | Professor. C. Thavarli(Italian) |
| Sree Narayana Trust | R. Sankar(Kollam, 1952) |
| Sree Narayana Vidyalayam | Swami Anandatheertha(Payyanur) |
| International Center for Sree Narayana Guru, Sree Narayana Mandira Samiti | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Sree NarayanaJayantiBoat Race | Kumarakom, Kottayam |
| Sree NarayanaTrophyBoat Race | Kannetti Kayal, Karungapally.๐SideNotes:Guru's Guruโ Thycadu Ayya |
| Travancore's King during the birth of Sree Narayana Guru | Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma |
| First work of Sree Narayana Guru | Gajendra MokshamVanchipattu |
| First Malayali to appear on an Indian stamp | Sree Narayana Guru(August 21, 1967) |
| First Malayali to appear on a foreign country stamp | Sree Narayana Guru(Sri Lanka, 2009) |
| First Malayali to be inscribed on a coin of RBI(to commemorate his 150th birthday) | Sree Narayana Guru(2006) |
| Sree Narayana Guru started a school at | Anchuthengu(1881) |
| Misrabhojanam under the Guru's guidance was done on | 1915 |
| Guruโs last public function was at | Palluruthi(1927) |
| The only foreign country visited by Sree Narayana Guru | Sri Lanka(1918-1923) |
| The early works of Sree Narayana Guru were published in | Kerala Kaumudi |
| Founder of the Newspaper โKerala Kaumudiโ in (Mayyanad, Kollam) 1911 in order to propagate the ideals of Sree Narayana Guru | C.V. Kunjiraman |
| Who introduced Narayana Guruโs visions and ideas to the Western World?Nataraja Guru.Dr. Palpu called Kumaranasan as | Chinnaswamy.*As a part of the National Academy of Letters project in 2011 for translating the book โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ into 23 languages including English |
| First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award was given to | Dr. Shashi Tharoor(2013) |
Basic FactsBirth
August 28, 1855(เดเดคเดฏเด1032เดเดฟเดเตเดเด14)Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram
Family
Vayalvaram Veedu(เดตเดฏเตฝเดตเดพเดฐเด เดตเตเดเต)
Parents
Madan Asan & Kuttiyamma(เดฎเดพเดเดจเดพเดถเดพเตป & เดเตเดเตเดเดฟเดฏเดฎเตเดฎ)
Sisters
Kochu, Thevi & Matha
Wife
Kaliyamma(1882)
Childhood name
Narayanan(Nanu)
Death
September 20, 1928, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram
Epithets
Father of Kerala Renaissance, Buddha of Kerala, Periya Swami(by Dr. Palpu), Second Buddha(by G. Sankara Kurup)
Philosophy
One Caste, One Religion, One God for All(from "Jathi Mimamsa")
Famous Words
โเดเดพเดคเดฟเดญเตเดฆเด เดฎเดคเดฆเตเดตเตเดทเด เดเดคเตเดฎเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเต เดธเตผเดตเตเดตเดฐเตเด เดธเตเดฆเดฐเดจเตเดตเตเดจ เดตเดพเดดเตเดจเตเดจ เดฎเดพเดคเตเดฏเดเดพ เดธเตเดฅเดพเดจเดฎเดพเดฃเดฟเดคเต.โ(inscribed on the walls of Aruvippuram temple, from "Jathi Nirnayam").โเดฎเดฆเตเดฏเด เดตเดฟเดทเดฎเดพเดฃเต, เด
เดคเตเดฃเตเดเดพเดเตเดเดฐเตเดคเต, เดเตเดเตเดเตเดเดฐเตเดคเต, เดเตเดเดฟเดเตเดเดฐเตเดคเต.โโเดธเดเดเดเดฟเดเตเดเต เดถเดเตเดคเดฐเดพเดเตเดตเดฟเดจเตโ.โโเดตเดฟเดฆเตเดฏ เดเตเดฃเตเดเต เดชเตเดฐเดฌเตเดฆเตเดงเดฐเดพเดตเตเด.โโเดฎเดคเดฎเตเดคเดพเดฏเดพเดฒเตเด เดฎเดจเตเดทเตเดฏเดจเตโ เดจเดจเตเดจเดพเดฏเดพเดฒเตโ เดฎเดคเดฟ.โโเดถเตเดเดฟเดคเตเดตเด เด
เดเตเดเตเดเดณเดฏเดฟเดฒเตโ เดจเดฟเดจเตเดจเต เดคเตเดเดเตเดเตเด.โTeachersโMoottha Pillai Asan(1871)
Perunnalli Krishnan Vaidyar
basics of Tamil & Sanskrit, Amarakosam Balaprobhodhanam & Siddharupam
Thycadu Ayya
Hadayoga Vidya, Nauli, Dhoudi, Khadam & Khechari mudra
Enlightenment
Pillathadam Cavein Maruthwamala in Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu
Books
45MalayalamโAathmopadesh Shathakam(เดเดคเตเดฎเตเดพเดชเดฆเตเดถเดถเดคเดเด),Adwaitha Deepika(เด
เดฆเตเดตเตเดค เดฆเตเดชเดฟเด),Arivu(เด
เดฑเดฟเดตเต),Athma Vilasam(เดเดคเตเดฎ เดตเดฟเดฒเดพเดธเด),Bhadrakaalyashtakam(เดญเดฆเตเดฐเดเดฒเตเดฏเดพเดทเตเดเดเด),Chijjada Chintanam(เดเดฟเดเตเดเดก เดเดฟเดจเตเดคเดจเด),Daivadasakam(เดฆเตเดตเดฆเดถเดเด),Daiva Vichinthanam โ 1 & 2(เดฆเตเดต เดตเดฟเดเดฟเดจเตเดคเดจเด),Dharma(เดงเตผเดฎเตเดฎเด),Gajendra Moksham Vanchipattu(เดเดเตเดจเตเดฆเตเดฐ เดฎเตเดเตเดทเด เดตเดเตเดเดฟเดชเตเดชเดพเดเตเดเต)(Sree Narayana Guru dedicated Gajendra Moksham Vanchipattu & Navamanjari to โChattambi Swami)Jeevakarunya Panchakam(เดเตเดตเดเดพเดฐเตเดฃเตเดฏเดชเดเตเดเดเด),Jaathi Nirnayam(เดเดพเดคเดฟ เดจเดฟเตผเดฃเดฏเด),Jaathi Lakshanam(เดเดพเดคเดฟ เดฒเดเตเดทเดฃเด),Kolatheereshastavam(เดเตเดฒเดคเตเดฐเตเดถเดธเตเดคเดตเด),Mangalasamsa(เดฎเดเดเดณเดพเดถเดเดธ),Navamanjari(เดจเดตเดฎเดเตเดเดฐเดฟ),Sree Krishnana Darsanam(เดถเตเดฐเตเดเตเดทเตเดฃเดฆเตผเดถเดจเด),Vedantha Suthram(เดตเตเดฆเดพเดจเตเดค เดธเตเดคเตเดฐเด)
Sanskrit
Dharsanamala(เดฆเดฐเตโเดถเดจเดฎเดพเดฒ)
Tamil
Thevarappathinkangal(เดคเตเดตเดพเดฐเดชเตเดชเดคเดฟเดเดเตเดเตพ)
Translations
Thirukural(เดคเดฟเดฐเตเดเตเดเตเดฑเตพ),Isavasyoupanishad(เดเดถเดพเดตเดพเดธเตเดฏเตเดชเดจเดฟเดทเดคเตเดคเต),Ozhivil Odukkam(เดเดเตเดตเดฟเดฒเตเดดเตเดเตเดเด)
Temples & Sree Narayana GuruSree Narayana Guru built several temples at various locations across South India. Some of the famous temples are as follows:Total no. of temples are consecrated by Guru
43.1888 โ Consecration of aSivalinga at Aruvippuram, Neyyattinkaraon the banks ofNeyyar riverin the month of March
Famous quote
"I consecrated the Ezhava Shiva and not the Brahmin Shiva."โเดเดพเดคเดฟเดญเตเดฆเด เดฎเดคเดฆเตเดตเตเดทเด เดเดคเตเดฎเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเต เดธเตผเดตเตเดตเดฐเตเด เดธเตเดฆเดฐเดจเตเดตเตเดจ เดตเดพเดดเตเดจเตเดจ เดฎเดพเดคเตเดฏเดเดพ เดธเตเดฅเดพเดจเดฎเดพเดฃเดฟเดคเตโ(inscription on the walls of Aruvippuram temple)Book written duringย Consecration of templeย at Aruvippuramย โSiva Satakam(เดถเดฟเดตเดถเดคเดเด).1889 โ Built Mannanthala Devi Temple.1895 โ Establishment of a mutt and temple at Muttakkadu near Kovalam.1899 โ Consecration of Subramanya Idol at Kunnumpara, near Kovalam.1904โ Establishment ofSivagiri Muttat Varkala.1908 โ Installation ofSree Jagannatha Templeprathishta(idol)at Thalaserry.1909 โ Guru establishedThiruppatheeswara temple at Mangalapuram(Mangalore)1912 โ Built a temple of Sarada Devi(เดถเดพเดฐเดฆเดฎเด เด)at Sivagiri1913โ Advaita Ashramam at Aluva
The motto of Advaitha Ashramam
Om Sahodaryam Sarvatra(เดเด เดธเดพเดนเตเดฆเดฐเตเดฏเด เดธเตผเดตเดคเตเดฐ).1915 โ Conference held at the Advaitha Ashramam with the message โโOne Caste, One Religion, One God for Man.โโ1924 โ Held All religions' Conference(เดธเตผเดตเตเดตเดฎเดคเดธเดฎเตเดฎเตเดณเดจเด)
Chairmanof All religions' Conference
Justice Sivadasa Iyer
Famous Slogan
โโNo to argue and succeed, but to know and make others understandโ(เดตเดพเดฆเดฟเดเตเดเดพเดจเตเด เดเดฏเดฟเดเตเดเดพเดจเตเดฎเดฒเตเดฒ, เด
เดฑเดฟเดฏเดพเดจเตเด เด
เดฑเดฟเดฏเดฟเดเตเดเดพเดจเตเด)was written at the main entrance of the religions conference held at the Advaita Ashramam.1916 โ Established Sree Narayan Seva Ashram at Kanchipuram.1920 โ Consecration of a temple(Vilakkambalam)at Karamukku, Thrissur with "nilavilaku" as an idol.1922 โ Built a temple at Murukkumpuzha and consecrated without an idol but with a mere inscription of "Truth, Dharma, Love, Mercy."1927 โ Consecration of a temple at Kalavamkodam with a mirror with the message "Om Shanthi" written on the surface on June 14
Idol ConsecrationsMirror
Kalavancode, Karamukku, Murukkumpuzha, Ullala, & Vengoor
First Mirror consecrated Temple
Kalavancode
The last temple consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru
Ullala
Vilakku
Karamukku, Murukkumpuzha
Idol of Saraswathi
Varkala.(Previous Year PSC Questions: Assistant Professor in Physiology, 2019)Idol ofSubramanyaโย Vakkom Subramanya Swami Temple(also known as Velayudhan Nada).SNDP (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam)Aruvippuram Temple became the center of activity for the upliftment of the backward classes. The disciples of Sree Narayana Guru conducted a feast on the full moon(Vavu)day for pilgrims who came to offer prayers and sacrifices in the temple. Thus "Vavoottu Yogam" was formed
Headquarters
Kollam
First President & permanent Chairman of SNDP*
SreeNarayana Guru
First Secretary of SNDP*
Kumaranasan
First Vice President of SNDP*
Dr. Palpu
First Annual General Body meeting at Aruvipuram
February 1904
Journal Published by SNDP
Vivekodayam(1904, by Kumaranasan & M. Govindan)
First Editor
Kumaranasan
Official Editor
M. Govindan
Sivagiri Pilgrimage / Sivagiri TheerthadanamConducted from
30 December to 1st January
The idea of Sivagiri pilgrimage was conceived by
Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar & T. K. Kittan Writer
Guru gave approval for Sivagiri Pilgrimage on
January 1928
First Pilgrimage
It started at the Village of Elavumthitta(Pathanamthitta)
Dress code for Pilgrims
Bright Yellow
The pilgrims were reciting
'Swaathanthrya Gadha'(written byKumaranasan).๐Read More:Previous Year Repeated PSC Questions on Sree Narayana GuruFamous Meetings with Sree Narayana Guru1882 โChattambi Swamikalat Anniyoor Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.1891 โ MetKumaranasanat Kayikkara.1895 โDr. Palpumet Sree Narayana Guru in Bangalore.1912 โ MetAyyankaliat Balaramapuram.1914 โVagbhatanandan.1916 โRamanamaharshiat Thiruvannamalai.1922 โTagoreon November 22 at Sivagiri(Translator โ Kumaranasan)
Tagore's writings about Guru after his visit
"I have been touring different parts of the world. During these travels, I have had the fortune to come into contact with several saints and maharishis. But I have frankly to admit that I have never seen one who is spiritually greater than Swamy Narayana Guru of Malayalam- nay, a person who is on par with him in spiritual attainment. I am sure, I shall never forget that radiant face illuminated by the self-effulgent light of divine glory and those majestic eyes fixing their gaze on a far a remote point in the distant horizon.โโ Met C.F. Andrews.1925 โ Sree Narayana Guru MetGandhijion March 12 at Sivagiri(during Vaikom Satyagraha)
EstablishedNarayana Gurukulamat
Nilgiri Hills(1923)
Narayana Gurukulam was later handed over to
Nataraja Guru
First sanyasa disciple
Sivalinga Swamikal
Last sanyasa disciple
Andatheertha Swamikal
First European disciple
Ernest Kirk
Works on Sree Narayana GuruFirst Biography of Sree Narayana Guru was written by
Moorkoth Kumaran.โGuruโ โK. Surendran.โGurudevakarnamrithamโ โKilimanoor Kesavan.โMaharshi Sree Narayana Guruโ, โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โT. Bhaskaran.*Englishtranslation of โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โA.J. Thomas.*Tamiltranslation of โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โVijayakumar Kunnissery.*Hinditranslation of โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ โH. Balasubramaniam.โNarayanneyamโ โPerumbadavam Sreedharan.โNarayanaguruswamiโ โProf. M. K. Sanu.โSree Narayana Dharmaโ โBodhananda Swamikal."Yugapiravi" โK. Vasudevan
Sree Narayana Guru(Film, 1985)
P.A
Yugapurushan(Film, 2010)
R. Sukumaran(Director)
English translation of "Atmopadesa Sathakam"
Nataraja Guru
Statues, Institutes & Boat racesThefirst statueof Guru was erected at
Jagannatha Temple, Thalassery(1927)
Made of
Panchaloha
Installed on
13 March 1927 under the aegis of Moorkoth Kumaran
Installed by
Bodhananda Swamikal
Sculptor
Professor. C. Thavarli(Italian)
Sree Narayana Trust
R. Sankar(Kollam, 1952)
Sree Narayana Vidyalayam
Swami Anandatheertha(Payyanur)
International Center for Sree Narayana Guru, Sree Narayana Mandira Samiti
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sree NarayanaJayantiBoat Race
Kumarakom, Kottayam
Sree NarayanaTrophyBoat Race
Kannetti Kayal, Karungapally.๐SideNotes:Guru's Guruโ Thycadu Ayya
Travancore's King during the birth of Sree Narayana Guru
Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma
First work of Sree Narayana Guru
Gajendra MokshamVanchipattu
First Malayali to appear on an Indian stamp
Sree Narayana Guru(August 21, 1967)
First Malayali to appear on a foreign country stamp
Sree Narayana Guru(Sri Lanka, 2009)
First Malayali to be inscribed on a coin of RBI(to commemorate his 150th birthday)
Sree Narayana Guru(2006)
Sree Narayana Guru started a school at
Anchuthengu(1881)
Misrabhojanam under the Guru's guidance was done on
1915
Guruโs last public function was at
Palluruthi(1927)
The only foreign country visited by Sree Narayana Guru
Sri Lanka(1918-1923)
The early works of Sree Narayana Guru were published in
Kerala Kaumudi
Founder of the Newspaper โKerala Kaumudiโ in (Mayyanad, Kollam) 1911 in order to propagate the ideals of Sree Narayana Guru
C.V. Kunjiraman
Who introduced Narayana Guruโs visions and ideas to the Western World?Nataraja Guru.Dr. Palpu called Kumaranasan as
Chinnaswamy.*As a part of the National Academy of Letters project in 2011 for translating the book โBrahmarshi Sree Narayana Guruโ into 23 languages including English
First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award was given to
Dr. Shashi Tharoor(2013)
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