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About Tapasyogi
Kalathi
Adiyen Nandhi
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Nandhi was born and raised in south India. His journey into the spiritual realms began when he was 4 years old. His journey started as a little boy, sitting on the shoulders of his father while on a pilgrimage to Swami Ayyappa (a shrine in South India). It was in this pilgrimage that he witnessed a divine event that would forever guide him through his life. The
pilgrims had to walk through 40 kilometers of forest to reach the shrine and
it was night time. Nandhi immediately alerted his father and
soon, all the pilgrims felt a wave of comforting and protective energy,
There was no more fear. There
a quiet and the pilgrims stood around this radiant being who was smiling.
He said, "So you all seems lost! Let me show you the way!".
The radiant being pointed out the directions to the pilgrims and while the
pilgrims were talking to each other,
Nandhi saw the radiant being gradually disappear. All the pilgrims, including his father, realized that the person who came out of the darkness to guide them was a divine being. For Nandhi, this radiant being was an ancient friend, waiting forever to connect.
Swamy Ayyappa Many years later, while living in Madras, Nandhi went through the experience of death. A young saint, whom Nandhi had never met before, knocked on his door. He told Nandhi that Nandhi’s karmic death had come and he had been sent to take Nandhi through the process. Without any hesitation, Nandhi followed him into the forest, actually in joy knowing that soon he would connect back to his ancient past. The saint initiated Nandhi into the Siddhar path after taking Nandhi through a death-like process. From this moment on, Nandhi knew that he was awakened and his true purpose of having been born in India revealed itself.
Soon, Nandhi plunged into
the ancient India and there were all his teachers waiting for him! In the
vast lands of India, each Sage specializes in a particular dimension of
wisdom- some in Siddha medicines, some in prayer rituals and meditation,
some in hatha yoga, and some in Vedic studies. For Nandhi, it was on
connecting to the Siddhar Sage Ayya that at once, all the branches of the
ancient wisdom came together. .
The Siddhars do not like popularity and crowd. In fact, Siddhars throw
stones at people around them so to discourage all but the determined
seeker! For many months, Nandhi would climb up the Thiruvannamalai, the
sacred mountain ever so often, to be near Ayya, each time hoping that Ayya
would call him in. Ayya would often test Nandhi’s resolve in many ways.
Finally, after 4 years, Ayya initiated Nandhi. After being initiated by Ayya, Nandhi felt the secret doors to the ancient wisdom open up to him. He felt Ayya’s presence in his daily yoga practice. Ayya’s loud silent teachings guided Nandhi, as though it was only a remembrance of earlier teachings. It was in Rishikesh, the foothills of the Himalayas, when Nandhi was taught by Ayya, the art of being able to take the body to a state where it is not affected by extreme cold or heat. Soon, Nandhi learnt the ability to take the body beyond hunger. With Ayya’s guidance, Nandhi could now understand and experience the state of higher consciousness, called by the Siddhar Sages, the state of sleepless sleep that in ancient Tamil and Sanskrit is mentioned as “Turiya”. Each day was a pilgrimage as a journey into the ancient knowing. Nandhi lived with many enlightened Sages, learning and practicing their yoga over the years while being connected to Ayya, which like a spiritual umbilical cord nourished Nandhi in the silent wisdom of the ancient lineage. Another teacher, a Siddha Sage, Siddhar Rajaswamy, told Nandhi, “Your
Kali lives in California”. Nandhi was a bit surprised at first because, of
the Sage’s mention of California rather than America. He wondered how the
Sage could be specific of California rather than mention America. He
placed an ad on the internet. Nearly six months passed and there was no
response. Nandhi had grown a spiritual beard during this period. One day,
Nandhi thought to himself, “I have had enough of this life. Let me shave
of my past”. He shaved off his beard and as he opened his email, he read
an email, “Hi! I am Kali from California!”. Nandhi felt another part of
his past open up to be fulfilled. Nandhi is married to his "Kali" and now lives in US. He teaches Turiya Yoga in Santa Monica. His art, which he painted while in US, is inspired by the Siddhar Sages (Visions Beyond Enlightenment ).
Thank you for your interest in reading this!
Inspired by the Siddhars of South India, the evolved yogis who journey beyond enlightenment-Yoga Art! 
Nandhi was guided by Ayya to produce
“Cave
of the Siddhars”.
Ideal music
for yoga, meditation, healing, body work , driving or simply, celebrating life!
Experience this pure, delightful,
transforming music!!!
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They got lost, having taken the wrong path. While under
the dark canopy of trees in the forest, there seemed doubt in being able to
get back to the main pathway. 
