The umbrella

All the Masters

Every master who walked this land, remembered here

This site speaks only of departed masters — and this is a principle, not a limitation.

Time has tested them; their stories are complete; reverence for them stirs no rivalry and serves no promotion. Each page here offers who they were, the way they gave, and a practice or message a seeker can carry today. Some masters will later receive deeper studies; every one of them receives honor. The umbrella grows — if a departed master you revere is missing, write to me.

1879 - 1950 · Tiruvannamalai

Ramana Maharshi

The silent sage of Arunachala

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d. 1973 · Kainchi, Uttarakhand

Neem Karoli Baba

The master of unreasonable love

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1836 - 1886 · Dakshineswar, Bengal

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

The priest who tested every path

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d. 1918 · Shirdi, Maharashtra

Sai Baba of Shirdi

The faqir of faith and patience

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d. 1878 · Akkalkot, Maharashtra

Swami Samarth of Akkalkot

The Datta master of fearlessness

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d. 1910 · Shegaon, Maharashtra

Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon

The avadhuta found beside the road

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d. 1961 · Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra

Bhagawan Nityananda

The silent avadhuta of Ganeshpuri

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1896 - 1982 · Bengal and all India

Anandamayi Ma

The bliss-permeated mother

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1888 - 1936 · Maharashtra

Siddharameshwar Maharaj

The Navnath master of the bird's way

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1897 - 1981 · Mumbai

Nisargadatta Maharaj

The beedi-seller who spoke as the Absolute

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1828 - 1895 · Varanasi

Lahiri Mahasaya

The householder yogi

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d. 1887 · Varanasi

Trailanga Swami

The walking Shiva of Kashi

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18th century · Nerur, Tamil Nadu

Sadashiva Brahmendra

The silent composer

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1823 - 1874 · Vadalur, Tamil Nadu

Ramalinga Vallalar

The saint of the Vast Grace-Light

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1870 - 1929 · Tiruvannamalai

Seshadri Swamigal

The elder light of Arunachala

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1918 - 2001 · Tiruvannamalai

Yogi Ramsuratkumar

The beggar of the divine name

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1884 - 1963 · Kanhangad, Kerala

Swami Ramdas of Anandashram

The pilgrim of Ram nam

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d. 1931 · Pune

Hazrat Babajan

The mother under the neem tree

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1861 - 1925 · Nagpur

Tajuddin Baba

The mad one drowned in God

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1894 - 1994 · Kanchipuram

Chandrasekharendra Saraswati

The sage of Kanchi

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