He died in 1671 and his mortal remains are enshrined in Mantralayam. In 1801, while serving as the Collector of, is believed to have come across an apparition of Raghavendra. ![]() He received grants from and settled down in the village of, which was presented to him by the Governor of Adoni. He undertook a pilgrimage visiting places including. Though initially uncertain about the prospect of renunciation, Venkatanatha relented to Sudhindra's demands and was ordained as a monk in 1621.Īfter the death of Sudhindra Tirtha in 1623, Venkatanatha succeeded him as the pontiff the mutt and took on the name Raghavendra Tirtha. Venkatanatha's education was undertaken by his brother-in-law Lakshminarasimhacharya, after the early demise of his father and he was subsequently married.According to Raghavendra Vijaya, his triumph in debates at Thanjavur attracted the attention of, the erstwhile pontiff of Kumbakonam mutt. Venkatanatha had two siblings: Gururaja and Venkatamba. After the fall of Vijayanagara empire, Timmanacharya migrated to with his wife Gopikamba. ![]() His great-grandfather Krishnabhattar was a tutor to king and his father Timmanacharya was an accomplished scholar and musician. ![]() Guru Raghavendra Vaibhava Serial All EpisodesĬontents.Life Raghavendra was born as Venkatanatha in the town of into a Kannada Brahmin family of musicians and scholars.
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