known as Goraknath amongst Navanathar. Agattiyar and Bogar were his gurus. His Jeeva samadhi temple is in Vadukupoigainallur of Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. According to one account, he spent a portion of his growing-up years in the Velliangiri Mountains in Coimbatore. Other sanctums related with Korakkar are Perur, Thiruchendur and Triconamalli. Korakkar caves are found in Chaturagiri and Kolli Hills. Like other siddhas, Korakkar has written songs on Medicine, Philosophy, and Alchemy. West Bengal – Assam – Tripura The Bengali Community located in these states and neighbouring country of Bangladesh have a sizeable number of Yogi Brahmins (also called Rudraja Brahmins/ Yogi Nath) who have taken their name from this saint. Works Romola Butalia, an Indian writer of Yoga history, lists the works attributed to Gorakhnath as including the Gorakṣaśataka, Goraksha Samhita, Goraksha Gita, Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, Yoga Martanda, Yoga Siddhanta Paddhati, Yogabīja, Yogacintamani. Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati The Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati is a Hatha Yoga Sanskrit text attributed to Gorakhnath by the Nath tradition. According to Feuerstein (1991: p. 105), it is "one of the earliest hatha yoga scriptures, the Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, contains many verses that describe the avadhuta" (liberated) yogi. The Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati text is based on an advaita (nonduality) framework, where the yogi sees "himself in all beings, and all in himself" including the identity of the individual soul (Atman) with the universal (Brahman). This idea appears in the text in various forms, such as the following: See also Gorakh Aya Maya Machhindra Gorakhnath Temple Yogi Nath Gorakh Hill Korakkar Ratan Nath Temple Tilla Jogian List of Hindu gurus and saints References Sources (2009 Reprint) Further reading Adityanath (2005). Gorakhnath. Retrieved 7 March 2006. Romola Butalia (2003). In the Presence of the Masters. Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass. Dhallapiccola, Anna. Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend. Gordan Djurdjevic & Shukdev Singh, Sayings of Gorakhnāth: Annotated Translation of the Gorakh Bānī, , Oxford University Press, 2019. Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev. Notes on Pagan India. Retrieved 7 March 2006. External links Bibliography of Goraksanatha's works, Item 666, Karl Potter, University of Washington 11th-century births Ascetics Indian Shaivite religious leaders Mahasiddhas Indian Hindu yogis Inchegeri Sampradaya Hindu philosophers and theologians Spiritual practice Spiritual teachers Tantra Medieval Hindu religious leaders Year of death unknown Place of death unknown Place of birth unknown Navnath