LIFE OF SRI NARAYANA GURU

1856:- 4th onam day of chingam as per that 29th chingam 
1032, Vayalvarom House, Chempazhanthy, Trivandrum, Kerala, India  
1861-71:- Basic education under Chempazhanthy Pillai  
1872-77:- Stayed in Trivandrum - learned Tamil language and literature  
1877-79:- Higher education under Kummampally Raman Pillai at Varanapally House  
1889:- Came back to Chempazhanthy  
1881:- Started a school at Anchuthengu; Nanu became Nanu Asan  
1882-84:- Got attracted to Spiritualism but relatives persuade him to marry Kaliamma Started to wander around - visited Maruthuamala and Aruvippuram Death of father - Madanasan  

1884-87:- Left the home and traveled as a mendicant; spent time in meditation Meeting with Chattabi Swamikal; Yogic practice under Thycadu Ayya Swami  
1887:- Started to stay at Aruvippuram  
1888:- Consecration of Sivalinga at Aruvippuram - Great revolution in the life of the Guru  
1891:- Meeting Kumaru (who later became the greatest Poet Kumaran Asan) at Kayikkara  
1893:- Conditioning of Aruvippuram Temple affairs  
1895:- Journey to Bangalore with Kumaran Asan  
1898:- Formation of Aruvippuram Temple Society: known as Vavoottu Yogam  
1899:- Installation of Subramanya Idol at Kunnumpara, near Kovalam  
1903:- Formation of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) in January  
1904:- Exempted Guru from appearing any Courts First Anniversary of S.N.D.P Yogam with a Women Conference Started a school at Vakkom in February Settled at Sivagiri, Varkala Organized a meeting at Paravoor to discuss about stopping bad customs in society  
1905:- Started an evening school for Paryas at Vettoor near Varkala  
1907:- Guru visited Malabar, North Kerala  
1908:- Reception by Theosophical Society (January) Installation of Sree Jagannatha Temple Idol at Thalaserry, North Kerala (February) Founded Sree Khanteswara Temple, Kozhikod  
1909:- Traveled to Mangalore. Founded Kudroli Gokarna natha Temple at the request of Billava community  1911:- Census Report of Travancore declared Guru as National Saint  
1912:- Stoppage of 'Kettu Kalyanam' (an unnecessary marriage ceremony) Installation of the idol of Goddess Sharada at Sivagiri (April)  
1914:- Establishment of Adwaita Ashram at Aluva (August) Karaleeya Nair Society gave a reception at Kottayam  
1916:- Founded Sanskrit School at Aluva (August) Went to Thiruvannamalai and visited Ramana Maharshi (February) Celebrated 60th birthday Went to Madras accepting Justice Sadasiva Iyer's and Justice Krishnan's invitation  
1918:- Journey to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and visited many places there  
1920:- Installed a 'Lighted Lamp' as the idol in the Karamukku Temple (May 15)  
1921:- All Kerala Convention of Brotherhood at Aluva (May 15) Installed a slab as idol at Murikkumpuzha Temple with the words: "Sathyam' (Truth), Dharmam (Ethics), Daya (Compassion), Sneham (love)"  
1922:- Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore visited Guru at Sivagiri  
1924:- Unexpected demise of Kumaran Asan in a boat accident (January 16) Guru organized The All Religious Conference at Aluva (February) Vaikom Sathyagraha for the rights of the Backward Classes to enter Temples  
1925:- Visit of Mahatma Gandhi at Sivagiri to meet Guru (March 12) Bodhananda Swami was declared as Guru's successor (September 27) Diwan Watts visits Guru at Sivagiri Laid foundation stone for Brahma Vidyalaya (A school for teaching all religions)  
1926:- Second journey to Ceylon Demise of Sathyavrida Swami (September 1)  
1927:- First statue of Guru was unveiled at Thalassery, North Kerala Installed  a 'Mirror' as the idol at Kalavancodem (June 14) Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham was registered (January 9)  
1928:- Nataraja Guru founded Gurukulam at Ootty Attained Maha Samadhi in September

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