![]() He was born in a place called Bhuvanagiri in Tamil Nadu in a Madhva Brahmin family, in the year 1595, as Venkatanatha. ![]() Raghavendra Tirtha, more popularly known as Raghavendra Swamigal or simply, as the saint of Mantralayam, was a great scholar and saint, who lived in the 16th- 17th century. This is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in the Kurnool district of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Once an unknown village, Mantralayam has since become a highly revered holy place and a popular place of worship, visited by thousands of people from India and abroad, around the year. This tomb is no ordinary one, too, because this saint attained Samadhi, that is, was entombed, fully alive, and on his own volition. That is, this is the tomb of a great 17th Century saint, Sri Raghavendra Swamy. Instead, this is what is known as the Brindavan. For, this is not a temple in the usual sense of the word, dedicated to any God or Goddess, where his or her idol is installed and worshipped. ![]() ![]() Although called the Mantralayam Temple in common parlance, this place is unique in many respects. ![]()
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