1. Malladihalli Raghavendra taught yoga from his base as Malladihalli near Holalkere in Chitradurga district, a village in Karnataka, India.
12 Facts About Malladihalli Raghavendra
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Malladihalli Raghavendra has said that he met Palani Swami, a yogi.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra has claimed to have learned hatha yoga, asanas and pranayama from him.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra was adopted by Puthali Bai and Narasimhaiah on the advice of Bhirthi Ramachandra Shastry after the death of his mother.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra learnt Carnatic music, singing Bhajans and devotional songs.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra met Siddharudha Swami to do social works in Hubli, Karnataka; but left after few days for Tumkur.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra was entrusted with the sales of tickets and disbursement of salaries and wages to the staff of the drama company.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra has said he learnt from Paramahamsa Yogananda, Swami Shivananda Tirtha and the wrestler Rajaratna Manick Rao,.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra was sent to Lahore to learn under from Lakshman Das, a Yoga and Ayurvedic practitioner.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra claimed that he had treated more than 3 million people for various diseases with ayurvedic medicines, and yoga without any surgery.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra built an Ayurvedic hospital at Malladihalli and Vishwa Yoga Mandira and various educational institutions, on a non-profit basis.
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Malladihalli Raghavendra was the author of books on yoga and ayurveda, as well as novels and plays in Kannada published under the pen name of Tiruka.