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Indian Festival of Trailanga Swami Jayanti

Celebrating the 409th Birth Anniversary of Shri Trailanga Swami.

Indian Festival of Trailanga Swami Jayanti

Trailanga Swami (reportedly 1607 – December 26, 1887 CE) was a great Hindu yogi and mystic famed for his spiritual powers. For most of his life he stayed in Varanasi, India. He is regarded by devotees as an incarnation of Shiva. Swami Ramakrishna referred to him as The Walking Shiva of Varanasi. According to some accounts, he lived a very long life of around 280 years. Trailanga Swami was also known as Telang Swami and Tailang Swami.