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Sree Narayana Guru | Kerala PSC LDC

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  1. Fact 1 of 8

    The Aruvippuram consecration

    In 1888, Sree Narayana Guru consecrated a Shiva idol at Aruvippuram, defying the caste rule that only Brahmins could do so. To critics he said he had installed 'an Ezhava Shiva'.

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    SNDP Yogam was born in 1903

    The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam was founded in 1903 with the Guru as its first president. Poet Kumaran Asan was its first general secretary.

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    His most famous message

    'One caste, one religion, one God for man' is Sree Narayana Guru's best-known teaching. It is one of the most frequently quoted lines in Kerala PSC Renaissance questions.

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    A mirror instead of an idol

    In 1927 at Kalavankode, the Guru consecrated a mirror instead of an idol. It conveyed that God is found within oneself.

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    Born at Chempazhanthy

    Sree Narayana Guru was born at Vayalvaram house in Chempazhanthy, near Thiruvananthapuram. His childhood name was Nanu, and he was often called Nanu Asan.

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    Daiva Dasakam, a universal prayer

    Daiva Dasakam is a ten-verse prayer composed by the Guru. It contains no caste or sect references and is sung as a universal prayer. Atmopadesa Satakam is another of his major works.

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    Tagore and Gandhi came to meet him

    Rabindranath Tagore visited the Guru at Sivagiri in 1922, and Mahatma Gandhi met him there in 1925. These meetings are a favourite exam topic.

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    Samadhi at Sivagiri, Varkala

    The Guru attained samadhi in 1928 at Sivagiri in Varkala. The annual Sivagiri pilgrimage there draws devotees from across Kerala.

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