Shri Tailang Swami Jayanti 2024, Trailanga Swami Jayanti 2024
Shri Tailang Swami (1607-1887 C.E.) was a great Hindu Yogi, believed to have divine powers. Tailang Swami stayed in Varanasi, India for most of his lifetime. It is believed that Tailang Swami was an incarnation of Lord Shiva and thus few disciples referred him as The Walking Shiva of Varanasi. Tailang Swami lived a very long life of around 280 years and lived in Varanasi for 150 years. Tailang Swami was also known as Telang Swami and Trailanga Swami.
Tailang Swami was born in Holia at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh to parents Vidyavati Devi and Narashingha Rao who were devotees of Lord Shiva. They named him Shivarama. After death of his parents while he was 40 years old, Shivarama renounced the society and did spiritual practice for twenty years. Then he went on a pilgrimage. He reached Prayag in 1733 and got settled down in Varanasi in the year 1737. His monastic name was Swami Ganapati Saraswati and his followers are mainly from Bengal.
Tailang Swami Jayanti 2024 Date
Tailang Swami Jayanti 2024 Date - Sunday, January 21, 2024
Ekadashi Tithi Begins - 07:26 PM on Jan 20, 2024
Ekadashi Tithi Ends - 07:26 PM on Jan 21, 2024
