Ramana Timeline
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Timeline of Bhagavan Sri Ramanamaharshi
Birth Place of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Tiruchuzhi is a village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated about 15 kilometres east of Aruppukkottai, 40 km east of Virudhunagar, and 45 km south of Madurai.
The deity of the Bhuminatheswara temple of Tiruchuzhi had proceeded through the streets of the town and was about to re-enter the temple. At that moment in the house of Sundaram Aiyar a holy child entered this world. The midwife held the newborn in her arms and witnessed the room suffused with bright white light. The son was given the name of Venkataraman. The hour of his birth was past midnight on December 29, 1879 and hence it was December 30.
February 18 – Death of father, Sundaram Iyer. Moves to Madurai, to live with paternal uncle, Subba Iyer. Studies at Scott’s Middle School and American Mission High School
As the Vaigai river was very near the house where they first lived in West Chittirai Street, Venkataraman and his friends used to bathe in the river daily. But as summer advanced, the water in the river would dry up. Then they would go there in the evenings and excavate small wells in the river bed so that vessels could be dipped into them. They also played about in the sandy river bed.
Young Venkataraman and his friends sometimes visited Azhagar Koil which is about 12 miles from Madurai. It is a huge Vishnu temple. They would play in the premises of the temple.
Venkataraman went to the Meenakshi temple every day and experienced an exaltation every time he stood before the images of the Nayanmars (saints). Tears flowed from his eyes profusely.
Venkataraman’s elder brother one day taunted him with words that for one who was like this, why all these i.e., studies etc. It was on Saturday, 29th August, 1896 that Venkataraman realizing the truth behind his brother’s admonition, left his home leaving a note informing the elders that he was proceeding in search of his father. He had entered into a good venture and hence no money be spent or effort made to find him. With this parting note he left Madurai for good. Arunachala’s unseen hands guided the youth to his destination.
September 1, Tuesday – Arrives in Arunachala.
- After arriving in Arunachala, he reports to the inner shrine at the great temple, Sri Arunachaleswara, and Mother Sri Apeethakuchamba. Upon leaving the temple, and on his consent to getting his head shaved after being asked by someone, he was led to Ayyankulam Tank and had his head shaved. He threw away all his remaining money into the tank.
- Stays in temple premises within the Thousand-Pillared Hall, in Pathala Linga [underground cellar] south east corner.
- He was completely oblivious when he was bodily carried out of the Pathala Lingam shrine to the Subramanya Shrine. At this time, Seshadri Swami tried to guard him.
- He then stayed in the Gopura Subramanya Shrine for 2 months. Mouna Swami looked after him.
- He then moved to adjoining flower garden and banana grove, and sometimes in the room where large floats were stored.
- He then sat under a large Illupai tree or in the Mangai Pillayar Shrine. Uddandi Nayinar became an attendant.
- Moved to Gurumurtam in the outskirts of the town (early in the year).
- Stays in the shrine and the adjoining Mango grove.
- May: Uncle Nelliappa Iyer visits Bhagavan at Mango grove.
- September: Moves to Pavalakkunru.
- December: Mother Alagammal visits Bhagavan at Pavalakkunru.
- February – Moves to the Hill, Arunachala.
- Stays in various caves up the Hill – Satguru Swami Cave [Alamarathu Guhai], Guru Namasivaya Cave for short periods, then to Virupaksha Cave
- Stayed mostly in Virupaksha Cave [lived here for 17 years], using Mango Tree Cave [near Mulaipal Tirtham] as summer residence.
Moves to Pachaiamman Koil for six months during the plague epidemic – returns to the Hill
November 18: Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni [previously had visited Sri Bhagavan twice in 1903/1904] visits Bhagavan. Bhagavan imparts upadesa to the Muni. In a letter Muni wrote next day, he declared that the Swami should be called Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
November: F.H. Humphreys, the first Westerner, meets Bhagavan.
Second death experience at Tortoise Rock in the presence of Vasudeva Sastry and others.
Moves to Skandashram.
- Composes Arunachala Pancaratnam in Sanskrit
- Mother settles at Skandashram [In the beginning of 1916, mother came to stay, initially with Echammal]
- Sri Ramana Gita written in Sanskrit by Ganapati Muni [questions put to Sri Bhagavan between December 1913 and August 1917 on different occasions, and his answers]
- May 19, Friday about 8 p.m. – Mother’s Maha Samadhi [Bhagavan kept his right hand on her heart and his left was on her head]
- Jan 3 – Sri Bhagavan’s Jayanti celebrated at Mother’s shrine first time. A week before the Jayanti, Sri Bhagavan came to visit the shrine as usual on his daily walk and stayed on.
- June 18: Cow Lakhsmi attains Nirvana.
- Translates into Tamil Atma Bodha of Adi Sankara
- March 14 – The brief ceremony was over by 9 p.m., when Maharshi was taken to open the new big Hall attached to the temple. Being too weak to turn the colossal key of the door, the young stapati turned it for him. He was taken directly to the inner temple and helped over the short flight of steps and made to touch the stone Sri Chakra, which stands immediately behind the lingam, as the symbol of the Creative Power latent in the Formless Spirit (Chit). He was then taken out and made to sit for the first time on the stone couch in the new temple hall, which was covered with red velvet cushions.
- March 17, Thursday – Kumbhabhishekam of Mathrubhuteswara Temple in the presence of Bhagavan
- June 1 – new hall [adjoining Mother’s temple] declared open
