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Moola roopa	Shanku Karna
Ist Avatara	Prahlada Raja
IInd Avatara	Baahleeka Raja
IIIrd Avatara	Vyasa Raja
IVth Avatara	Guru Raja  (Raghavendra Tirtharu)
Who cursed him?	Brahmadevaru
Why did he cursed him?	Shanku Karna delayed in bringing the flowers for Brahmadevara pooja
What was to the curse?	To be born as Daithya
Gothra	Gautama Gothra
Father	Timmanna Bhattaru
Mother	Gopikaamba
Grand Father	Kanakachala Bhattaru
Poorvashrama Brother	Gururaja
Poorvashrama Sister	Venkataamba
Born with anugraha of	Tirupathi Timmappa
Year of Birth	1598AD(shaleevahana shaka 1518)
Janma Samvatsara	Manmathanama Samvatsara
Janma Nakshatra	Mrugashira
Month and day of Birth	Phalguna Shudda Saptami
Birth Naama	Venkatanatha
Birth Place	Bhuvanagiri
Aksharabhyasa date	1600AD (shalivahana  shaka 1520)
Upanayana date	1606AD(Shalivahana shaka 1526)
Initial Vidyabhyasa	Lakshminarayanacharyaru  (His brother in law)
Gurukulavaasa	Kaveri Pattanam
Marriage Year	1616AD
Poorvashrama wife	Saraswathi
Samsaarika Jeevana done	Kaveri Pattanam
Poorvashrama son	Lakshminarayana
Higher Education	Sri Sudheendra Tirtharu @ Kumbakona
Name of Veena used by Rayaru	“Vagdevi”
Who wrote “Raghavendra Vijaya”	Narayanacharya (his sister’s son)
Sanyasashrama taken	1621 AD (shalivahana 1543) Durmati samvatsara Phalguna shukla dwiteeya.
Sanyasashrama Place	Tanjavore
Where did he got his ashrama	In Court of King Raghunatha of Tanjavore
Which God came in his dream and ordered him to take sanyasa	Goddess Saraswathi
Whom did Sudheendraru gave ashrama before Rayaru	Sri Yadavendra Tirtharu
Ashrama Naama	Sri Raghavendra Tirtha
Ashrama Gurugalu	Sri Sudheendra Tirtha
Ashrama Shishya	Sri Yogeendra Tirtharu
Vrundavana Pravesha Samvatsara	Virodhi Samvatsara  (1671AD)
Vrundavana Pravesha Day	Shravana Bahula Dwiteeya
Who gave Mantralaya to Rayaru	Adoni Administrator Siddi Masanad Khan
No of Khandaarthas Rayaru wrote	Nine Khandarthas
What is the significance of Manchale?	Prahladarajaru had done Yaaga at Manchale
Who composed Astakshara	Appannacharyaru
Rayaru’s life time predictions showed that he had 100, 300 and 700 years. What does it mean?	100 Yrs – Life span 300 Yrs – Tenure in the Vrundavana 700 Yrs – Tenure for his Granthaas
Rayaru ordered the Vrundavana made for him – reserved for?	For Vadeendra Tirtharu
Colour of the rock which Rayaru choosed for his Vrundavana	Black colour
What is the significance of the Rock which Rayaru choosed	It was the same rock which Ramachandra Devaru sat while he was in search of Seethakruthi
The preciding deity at Manchale during  Rayaru’s vrundavana pravesha & after	Manchalamma – Any one who wishes to have the darshana of Rayaru must first visit Manchalamma, then only Rayaru as was promised by Rayaru to Manchalamma
How he entered Vrundavana?	He entered Vrundavana alive next only to Vadirajaru (sashareera vrundavana).  He was holding japa maala in his right hand and he had sarvamoola grantha & teekaas, tippanees on the vyasapeetha
Whom did he referred to as equal to Rayaru	Sri Varadendra Tirtharu –   “SAPTAMO MATSAMO YOGI VARADENDRO BHAVISHYATI”
Whom did Rayaru predicted to write vyaakyana for his granthas	Sri Sumatheendra Tirtharu –  “Third yathi after me will be Sumatheendra Tirtharu, who will do all the works”.
What are the words of Rayaru in  Astothara?	“Saakshee Hayaasyotrahi”
What is the position of Shankukarna among devate?	“Karmaja Devatgegalu”
What is the Kakshya	19th Kakshya ; – But when he has avesha of vayu, he will be in the 15th Kakshya
What was the earlier name for Rayara Mutt?	Sri Vibudendra Tirtha Mutt
What was the title conferred on him by Sudheendra Tirtharu	“Mahabhaashyacharya”
What is the speciality of Vrundavana @ Honnali?	In Honnali, Rayaru entered the Vrundavana directly (it is not a mruttika Vrundavana).  It is called as the Second Vrundavana
His Grantha on Bhagavatha Dashama skanda	“Sri Krishna Charitrya Manjari”
His Grantha on Ramayana	“Sri Ramacharitrya Manjari”
His Grantha on Mahabharata Tatparya	“bhava Sangraha”
His Meemaamsa Grantha	“Bhatta Sangraha”
His vyakyana for Anubhashya	“Tatva Manjari”
Vyakyana for Tatparya Chandrika	“Chandrika prakasha”
Grantha on Dharmashastra & Jyotishya	“Tithi NirNaya”
Grantha on Taratamya of rivers	“nadee taratamya stotra”
Name of Tippani for “Sudha”	“Parimala”
Devaranama written by Rayaru?	“indu enage govinda”
The works by Rayaru called as	“Bhava Deepa”
Which is the grantha written in his poorvashrama?	“Anu Madhwa Vijaya” (Prameya Navamalika)
The works done by Rayaru at Udupi	Tantradeepika, Parimala, Chandrika prakasha
What is his ankitha?	Dheera Venugopala
What is the name given to his vyakyana on Upanishat	“Khandaarthaas”

Kaliyuga kalpatharu 'Sri Guru Raghavendra Gurusarvabhowma' 340th Aradhana has been celebrated by the devotees of Sri Rayaru worldwide.  The special occassion of the aradhana for the year 2011 was observed on the 14th, 15th & 16th August. The devotees have visited various mutts to seek blessings of Sri Rayaru on the occassion & could make the most during the long weekend.

However for the people who could not have darshans of Sri Raghavendra swamigalu on the occassion, here is a small bunch of pictures available of various mutts in Bangalore. It is noticed that the vishesha alankaras at all the brundavana sannidhi are performed with atmost devotion & the skill given by the lord..