of his twelve-year tapas. That tomb is now the Adivarapupeta samadhi. Ashrams During Shivabalayogi's three decades of travel, many properties were donated to him in India as ashrams to be held in trust for the public. The first ashram is in Adivarapupeta, his native village where he completed twelve years of tapas. That is the site of his samādhi, the tomb where his body is buried, and is a pilgrimage site for devotees particularly for Mahashivaratri, the annual festival of Shiva. In 1963, when Shivabalayogi began traveling in India, a small ashram was established for him in Doddaballapura, a small town north of Bangalore, then the following year in Bangalore on Bannerghatta Road. As he traveled, additional ashrams were established in Sambhar Lake, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Anantapur, Hindupur, and Agra. On August 7, 1977, he established a new ashram in Bangalore at J.P. Nagar, where he later consecrated a temple in honor of the three divine manifestations of God in Hinduism: Brahma and Saraswati the Creator, Vishnu and Lakshmi the Sustainer, and Shiva and Parvati the Destroyers of Illusion. According to one Indian tradition, the worship of Brahma is forbidden, yet Shivabalayogi insisted upon consecrating a deity of the god, thus encouraging people to go beyond blind faith and superstition and to teach that the Divine is only one, but with many names and forms. Shri Shivabalayogi established charitable trusts in London, Portland, Oregon, and North Carolina. After his death, additional trusts and ashrams have been established in India, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. Notes References Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj: Life & Spiritual Ministration by Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh (India 1980, reprinted India 2008). Tapas Shakti by Thomas L. Palotas (India, 1991, ASIN: B0006F1OW2). Swamiji's Treasure: God Realization & Experiences of Shivabalayogi by Thomas L. Palotas (Lulu, 2007,). Guru-Disciple: The Saga of Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj and His Legacy by Dr Bruce Young (2009, ). Guru-Shishya: Das Leben von Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj und Sein Vermächtnis by Dr Bruce Young (Author) and Dr Simon Reitze (Translator) (SRBY UK, 2018, ). Divine Play: the Silent Teaching of Shiva Bala Yogi by Thomas L. Palotas (Lotus Press, 2006, ). Laghu Guru Upanishad – The Spiritual Teachings of Sri Sivabala Yogi by Gurprasad (Partridge India, 2016) External links 1934 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Hindu religious leaders Hindu revivalists Indian Hindu yogis Indian Hindu monks Indian Shaivites People