ATA Eyewitness Sharing Kannan ayya
Title
Kannan, the son of Rajaganapthi Gurukkal, Shares on The Avatar's Relationship with His father
Associated Year in the Life of SPH
Summary
Kannan is the son of Rajaganapti Gurukkal, a renowend scholar who also owned a fruit shop inside of the Arunachaleshwara Temple. Rajaganapati Gurukkal was well-known to rhe temple authorities for his vast knowledge in Vedas and Agamas. He would be consulted for auspicious timings and other details for by the temple authorities to schedule grand festivals of the temple. In this vdeo, Kannan recalls how many times, he had witnessed upon the alarming scene of the surprisingly young Incarnation sitting in His father's shop and asking inquisitive questions and have deep and thoughtful discussions on the agamas with the esteemed and aged philosopher who was his father. He also attests how The Avatar would spent time in quarters of the temple elephant. He then goes on to describe how he as a devotee of Yogi Ramsuratkumar had witnessed the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism being trained and guided by Yogi Ramsuratkumar personally.
Photos
This very rare photograph of The young Avatār at around the age of 10, was discovered in 2017 by Tiruvannamalai by the biography team, with a veteran photographer of the temple town.
This photograph captures the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism at the age of 10 upon His coronation as the 233rd Gurumahasannidhanam (Pontiff) of the ancient indigenous kingdom of Kailasa Paramparagatha Kanchee Kailasa Sarvajnapeetham. The coronation rituals and photography was arranged primarily by SPH's guru Mata Vibhutānanda Puri.
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