[1][2][3][4][5] He founded the World Community Service Centre (WCSC) in Chennai and established the Temple of Consciousness (Arivu Thirukkoil) at Aliyar near Coimbatore.

He promoted the practice of yoga and meditation as a means of achieving spiritual awareness and thereby the development of mankind for the furtherance of human brotherhood and world peace.

Vethathri passed the Ayurvedacharya examination conducted by the Government Medical Council to qualify as a physician and served as an aide during the Second World War.

[8] He engaged in multiple businesses till his late 30s and worked as a clerk with the postal department before embarking on a spiritual life.

[6] While he was involved in analyzing scriptures and trying to ascertain the meaning of self-realization over the years, he was inspired by Ramalinga Swamigal, after which he was completely engrossed in spirituality.

[11] In 1984, he established Arivu Thirukkoil (Temple of Consciousness) at Aliyar in Coimbatore district which became the center of his teaching and practices during the later part of his life.

[10] Other notable works include:[17][18] Original from: the University of Michigan In 2010, India Post released a commemorative stamp of Vethathri Maharishi on his hundredth birth anniversary.