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Sri Raghavendra Swamy was a saint in 16 the century and he was famous in those times. Hle travelled south India and north India and advocated philosophy of Dwaita siddanta. He saved number of his devotees and he entered into Brindavanam when he was alive in 1671 AD. Still we can see his brundavanam at Mantralayam , Kurnool Dt of Andhra Pradesh.

Sri Raghavendra Swamy was a famous saint in 16 th century. He entered into Brundavanam when he was alive as it was called Jeeva Samadhi in 1671. His brundavanam is in Mantralayam , Kurnool Dt , Andhra Pradesh.

Raghavendra Tirtha (Rāghavēndra Tīrtha), also referred as Raghavendra Swami, (c.1595 – c.1671) was a Vaishnava scholar, theologian, and saint. He was also known as Sudha Parimalacharya (Sudhā Parimaḷācārya). His diverse oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha, and Vyasatirtha, interpretation of the Principal Upanishads from the standpoint of Dvaita and a treatise on Purva Mimamsa. He served as the pontiff of the matha at Kumbakonam from 1621 to 1671.[1] Raghavendra Tirtha was also an accomplished player of the veena and he composed several songs under the name of Venu Gopala.[2] His shrine at Mantralayam attracts lakhs (hundreds of thousands) of visitors every year.

Ramana Maharshi was great saint in this century. He has unique qualities and most of the time he was silent and people seek self realization and feel a divine vibration just seeing him. Ramana Maharshi (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ˈɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ mɐˈɦɐɾ.ʂi]; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage[1] and jivanmukta (liberated being).[2] He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.

This episode denotes how Ramana Maharshi , as a young boy reached Tiruvannamalai from Madhurai , how he faced troubles during his spiritual journey. He didn't have enough money , don't know the route map for reaching destination , nor any guide to guide him . Thus he finally reached Tiruvannamalai and visited lord Arunachaleswar.

Ramana Maharshi born on 30.12.1879 and passed away on 14.04.1950. He was Indian guru , his original name was Venkatraman Ayer. He attracted devotees all over world and he established a asram at Arunachala hills , Tiruvannamalai, Tamil nadu. He was outstanding enlightened being, people called him Bhagawan , an incarnation of Lord Shiva.He mainly recommend self enquiry as the principal means to remove ignorance and abide in self awareness together with bhakti ( devotion) or surrender to the self. One must visit Arunachala once in their life time .His western devotees were Paul Brunton, Arthur Osborne, Maurice Frydman, Ethel Merston, Mouni Sadhu and David Godman. These people wrote their actual experiences with Bhagwan and these books were well received by readers.