Yogi Ramsuratkumar

Yogi Ramsuratkumar (1 December 1918 – 20 February 2001), affectionately referred to as ‘Bhagawan’, was an Indian saint and mystic.

He was also referred to as "Visiri Samiyar" (Saint with hand fan) and spent most of his post-enlightenment period in Tiruvannamalai, a small town in Tamil Nadu which is known for attracting spiritual seekers worldwide and has had a continuous lineage of enlightened souls.

These individuals were Sri Aurobindo of Pondichery, the founder of Integral yoga, Ramana Maharshi of Tiruvannamalai - one of the "spiritual supermen" of his time, and Swami Ramdas of Kanhangad, Kerala.

He was befriended by a number of holy men who built their huts on the Ganges shore or simply wandered nearby.

In search of his "guru", he visited and spent time in the ashrams of both Sri Aurobindo and Ramana Maharishi.

Yogi Ramsuratkumar often refers to this instance as his "death", since from this moment on, his ego no longer existed, and he had a profound spiritual experience.

He was a "hidden" saint during this early period, with not too many individuals realizing that this "beggar" was someone who would bring riches to the lives of countless many.

After his guru, Swami Ramdas initiated him with the holy mantra, he also asked him to live a beggar's life.

As more and more people started acknowledging the divine presence in him, Swamiji then began living in a small house in Sannadhi Street beneath the Temple.