Sri Satyanidhi Tirtharu

Sri Satyanidhi Tirtharu (the 'Shataayushi Swamiji') was an extraordinary ascetic who lived to be 102 years old, performing the Samsthana pooja until his final days. A former MLA, he renounced worldly life, reclaimed vast Mutt properties, and rigorously followed an austere life of continuous Hamsa mantra japa without ever using a backrest. He established numerous Sri Raghavendra Swamy Brindavanas across South India and ordained Sri Vijayanidhi Teertha before entering his Brindavana at Mulubagal in 1980.