|| Namah Shantaya Divyaya Satya Dharma Swaroopine | Swanandamruta Truptaya Shridharaya Namo Namaha ||
Varadapura or Varadahalli is a small village situated about 5 kms away from Sagar in Shimoga Dist, Karnataka, located in the midst of the greenery of the Western ghaths (Sahyadri) the place is very beautiful and an ideal place for spiritual seekers. In the year 1954, a saint Shridhara Swamiji fr
om Sajjanghad of Maharastra came and established his hermitage (Ashrama) here to continue his spiritual sadhana. His holy personality attracted many spiritual seekers and devotes from different parts of Karnataka and Maharastra. In the year 1973 the Swamiji left his physical body. A samadhi was constructed here, even today many devotes visit this Ashrama to learn Vedas, Upanishaths & Sanskrit classes and to seek the blessings of the Samiji. The Ashram provides low price boarding and lodging for the devotes. Ashram Tel:08183-295722, 295744
MILESTONES
Birth : Lad Chincholi. Date :07/12/1908. Childhood and primary education :
At Hyderabad, from 1912 - 1923. Higher education : At Pune, from 1923 - 1927. Arrival at Sajjangad : Vijayadashami, 1927. Blessed by Shree Samarth : On Dasnavmi, 1930. Left for southern India on the orders of Shree Samarth : On Dasnavmi, 1930. Became Sanyasi : At Shigehalli, 1942. Toured all over India for religious upheaval : 1942 - 1958. Continuous sadhana in solitude : From 1958 - 1973, at Varadpur. Left his mortal body and took Samadhi : At Varadpur, on 19/04/1973, at 9 : 00 am.
||ನಮಃ ಶಾಂತಾಯ ದಿವ್ಯಾಯ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮ ಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣೇ ಸ್ವಾನಂದಾಮೃತ ತೃಪ್ತಾಯ ಶ್ರೀಧರಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ||
