Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, Thiruvananthapuram | Festival of Kerala

Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, Thiruvananthapuram | Festival of Kerala

Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (birthday) Date: August 27, 1999 Sree Narayana Guru (1856 - 1928) was a renowned philosopher and social reformer of modern Kerala. Social justice and universal brotherhood were the cardinal principles he preached. The birthday of this great saint is celebrated on the Chathayam asterism of the Malayalam month of Chingam (Leo). In a society broken into fragments by casteism and economic inequality, he emphasised the gospel of 'one caste, one religion and one god.' Even though the Guru accepted the fundamental principles of the Vedic religion, he revolted against Brahmin ascendancy, caste discrimination and sectarianism. Sree Narayan Guru attained eternal bliss or 'Samadhi' at Varkala which is today a popular pilgrim centre. His ashramam, now called Varkala Sivagiri Ashramam, is 40 km north of Thiruvananthapuram. Located on a cliff by the Varkala beach is the famous Janardhana Swamy Temple. Pilgrims are also attracted by the natural mineral spring on the rocks cliffs on the Papanasini beach here.

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