Swamigal, and Swamigal graced him by telling him to go to Vallimalai. The caretaker saw the mongoose eating the food, people singing Tirupuggazh to it, and suddenly, the mongoose transformed into Seshadri Swamigal before disappearing from there. A similar miracle was demonstrated to Sri Vallimalai Swamigal when Seshadri Swamigal was in his physical form by telling him to board a train to Vallimalai, promising to join him. Vallimalai Swamigal, on reaching Vallimalai, completing his daily ablutions and turning around, suddenly saw Seshadri Swamigal (who had intentionally missed the train from Tiruvannamalai), saw him transform into a squirrel that jumped onto the nearby trees and disappeared. Death Sri Seshadri died on January 4, 1929. His body was not cremated but buried, as is the custom of a saint. During his final days, Swamigal was afflicted with a fever. Devotees wanted to take a picture of Swamigal, shaved, bathed and dressed him well. They then performed "Pattabhishekam" (Crowning). Swamigal refused, saying he would come down with fever, but finally gave in to his devotees' wishes. It is said that for some months before this, he kept asking a devotee whether he should build a new house and move there, metaphorically asking if he should shed his mortal coil. As soon as the Pattabhishekam was done, Swamigal came down with a fever the next day, despite which he roamed around town, resulting in his body becoming weak and thin. Finally, he came and sat in the verandah of ilavarasu pattam Chinna gurukkal's house and attained MahaSamadhi. Sri Seshadri Swamigal was an elder to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi for ten years. During the final rites, Bhagavan was present throughout Mouna. Seshadri Swamigal and Ramana Maharshi Seshadri Swamigal and Ramana Maharshi were contemporaries. Seshadri arrived at Arunachala six years earlier than Ramana. When Ramana Maharshi came to Tiruvannamalai seven years after Seshadri Swamigal's arrival, Seshadri took care of Ramana Maharshi. Sri Seshadri tried to protect the young swami, who seemed entirely unaware of his body and surroundings. He cleansed Ramana's blood-oozing wounds and revealed Ramana as a [saint] to the world. Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi was called Chinna Seshadri by one and all for the same proclivity to Mouna, deep meditation and Sadhana. As Bhagavan was driven to Paathala (underground) Lingam in Sri Arunachaleeswarar temple, it was Sri Seshadri Swamigal who protected him.[3] In the Puranas, it is said that when Parasakthi performed penance to