Guru Raghavendra Swamy, is considered by some as a saint, others as God, some more as a scholar or a devotee. Universally, Guru Raghavendra Swamy is a saint-God, a human-par-excellence, a divine spirit that rose to high altitudes during his lifetime, just with his noble actions and the power of superior living.

His name, his essence, the experience goes far beyond communities, cultures and castes. He is a global and a universal phenomenon, whose lifetime was an institution in itself.

His presence, his name, his spirit and his fragrance exude benevolence, and compassion. He taught exalting life-principles to believers and inspired a life of greatness.

Today, world-over, people celebrate his greatness, remember him with fondness and truly feel his presence in the holy shrine of Mantralayam. A sacred prayer, a deep devotion and unshakeable faith in him results and renders in a life of transformation.

Disciples, seers, individuals, and institutions speak volumes of his greatness, even today. His ability to compose and create greatest works of literature, the beauty of his music, the sounds of devotion and the path of Lord Vishnu that he puts the believer on, is said to be beyond words. An experience of change, an experience of self-transformation with the touch of his sacred blessings.

The simple and always-smiling pontiff put people on the path of self-discovery, brought them face-face with the mortal limitations and took them to a new realm of meditation, a journey inward that leads the human to higher levels, bringing in a greater purpose, that is truly beyond frailty.

Guru Raghavendra Swamy is a saint-God, a father of compassion and love, an experience and a pillar of refuge for the ardent seeker.