Gnanavallal Paranjothi Mahan was born in a poor family in the village called Kansapurnam, Srivilliputtur Taluk, Ramnad District, Tamil Nadu, India on 2nd May 1900 at 8.30 p.m. On 11th November 1911, exactly 11.00 a.m there was a coronation of the King conducted in pomp and glory. This glorious celebration hence made him to ask the elderly person again whether is there anybody greater than the King. The elderly man said “God”. Immediately he asked again whether he could see the God and the elderly man said yes he could see the God. That was the moment that he entertain that he could see the "GOD". At the age of 16 he left India and moved to Ranggon, Burma. He was in business with his uncle who was a businessman. At the age of 32, he married to Latiffa Begum and had a boy and a girl. The boy passed away in an early age and the daughter, Mumtaz Begum is now staying in Madras with her family. On 7th January 1938, Gnanavallal Paranjothi Mahan received “Upadesha” or his first initiation from an elderly man at 11.11 p.m at the Race Course in Rangoon.People began to observe him and noticed brightness (tejas) on his face. Gnanavallal Paranjothi Mahan formed a fellowship centre (sabhai ) called Paripoorna Paranjothyin Uyar Gnana Sabhai and he named it as Universal Peace Sanctuary in 1946. His Holiness left this world on 7-1-1981 to become one with the Supreme Lord.Gnanavallal Paranjothi Mahan was the first great exponent of kundalini yoga by using the easiest and simplest method which made him to be a man of true wisdom, a philosopher and a great spiritual leader until the people called him as “Mahan” (great saint).
