Shri Narayana Guru was a saint from
Kerala, born in the year 1854. He was an initiator of non violent social revolution, whose life impressed men
Gandhi and Tagore. Shri Narayana Guru was a yogi, poet, and a social reformer. He believed in Advaita, propounded by
Shankaracharya. Shri Narayana Guru fought against the caste system, for the upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden. He was an advocate of the threefold cleanlinesses of thought, word and deed. He started the
Shivagiri Ashram at
Varkala, in
Thiruvananthapuram District. Shri Narayana Guru has consecrated many temples in Kerala. He established the S N D P (Shri Narayana Dharma Paripalana) organization, for establishing and protecting Dharma. Shri Narayana Guru attained
mahasamadhi on September 20th, 1928. He continues to be a source of inspiration to millions.
