Many devotees have come around to help out Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal since he started his ashram in 1998. When Tavayogi was instructed by Agathiyar to seek out a place known as Agathiyar Vanam and start an ashram, the local village head allowed him to put up his shed at the present spot. The hills of Kallar is mentioned in one of Agathiyar's many works, AGATHIYAR 12000. Agathiyar mentions numerous hills among them Kallar.
During the early days of the ashram, a man approached Tavayogi to help him cut the steps up the small hill on which is perched the ashram. When Tavayogi was instructed to place the Aaru Aadhaara Peedham and worship the Jhoti, devotees came to his aid. When they were figuring how to hoist the single piece of granite across the railway track and up the hill, Agathiyar sends an elephant to do the job.
Many came to know about Tavayogi and frequented the place. Slowly the ashram grew in size. Tavayogi took up the task of feeding the poor, and occasionally purchased school apparels for the children in and around Kallar, with donations from the public.
In 2004, Tavayogi made a journey to Malaysia on the directive of Agathiyar. He made a few brief appearances in several temples in Malaysia promoting the Siddha path.
In 2005, a Malaysian, Appana Nagappan invited Tavayogi to officiate the opening of his Agathiyar Gnana Peedham in Batu Caves.
I met Tavayogi then. Subsequently I arrived at his ashram a couple of months after he returned to India.
In 2007 Tavayogi came back to Malaysia to officiate the First World Conference on Siddha Philosophy. He stayed back to preach and teach devotees.
On the local front, in India, he arranged to hold the Second World Conference in Chennai in 2008.
Meanwhile his ashram began to receive more devotees. Tavayogi who was already performing Yagams or lighting of the sacrificial fire on full moon days, decided to hold the Guru Puja and Agathiyar Jayanthi celebrations annually. He started with lighting 5 pits, during the peak of this two day event, which expanded to 108 pits, giving devotees an opportunity to sit and conduct the Yagam personally, on the grounds of the ashram.
Devotees who had their wishes fulfilled wanted to contribute towards the upgrading of the ashram. The 6 1/2 feet tall fiber statue of Agathiyar was sponsored by a devotee, and was followed by another of Thava Murugar. Both Agathiyar and Thava Murugar grace the temple then and now.
Agathiyar makes arrangements to have Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar bring back the miniature granite statue of Agathiyar that he had asked her to install in a Nadi Jhotida Center earlier, to Kallar.
Agathiyar instructs Tavayogi to have a 3 feet tall granite statue of him made and placed in the hills of Kallar, the exact spot where Agathiyar had given Tavayogi his vision.
Then Agathiyar delivers a 1 1/2 feet tall mystical single faced Rudraksham weighing 7 kg to Tavayogi through a sadhu, to be installed and worshiped as a Shivalingam.
Finally Agathiyar comes to Kallar Ashram in the form of a Jeeva Nadi through which Agathiyar spells out advise and remedies to the devotees problems and needs.
Along the way many have contributed towards Kallar ashram. I personally know a few. Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar, a long time stalwart and aid of Tavayogi, since the days of they conducting Pattimandrams throughout India until her present role in the administration and management of the Kallar ashram, stands out to all as a mother figure and a Guru too. Her devotion to her Guru is exemplary. My gratitude and pranams to Mataji.
Then comes along Jnana Jyothi Amma, a Keralite by birth, but a resident of the USA, who through her devotion towards Agathiyar, receives both the grace of Agathiyar and Tavayogi and the flood-waters of devotion is released for the world to see, through numerous miracles. She turned out to be a conduit to bring the world's attention to Kallar. If before her arrival at Kallar, Tavayogi and Kallar were only household names, she brought them to the attention of the international community. My gratitude goes to Jnana Jyothi Amma too.
Then there are Silambarasan or popularly known as Simbu and Prabhakaran. They have personally taken many devotees, including me and my family, through the jungles of Kallar to the spot in the hills where Agathiyar stands, known as Mulasthaanam, and brought them back safely. My gratitude to this magnificient duo.
Dr Nanjan, a veterinarian from Coonoor, has been of much help to Tavayogi since Tavayogi moved in to Kallar. The dear Dr took time off to accompany my family and me, and show us around Ooty on our recent trip. My gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the Dr.
On the home front in Malaysia I have two wonderful souls who keep me abreast with all the video, audio and digital footages that they capture at Kallar and hand over to me. They are Surendaran Selvaratnam and Bala Chandran. My gratitude to this magnificient duo too.
Kalyanakumar Veerapandiyan has now taken upon himself to promote the ashram through the Silicon Media. He has created and posted many mediums to this extent including http://www.agathiarkallar.org/. Tavayogi is also available on Facebook and Skype. Today my family and I spoke to Tavayogi and Mataji through Skype, thanks to Kalyan.
