: The Pulipparamala hillock at Omalloor here witnessed a unique ceremony on Monday when a group of Russian sanyasins dedicated a museum in memory of Indian saint Siva Prabhakara Sidha Yogi.
The Russian sanyasins, led by the abott of the Divya Loka Ashram in the riverside region of Nizhny Novgorod, near Moscow, set up the museum in memory of the Indian Yogi to commemorate his 30th death anniversary.
Siva Prabhakara Sidha Yogi, who died at Pulipparamala, near Omaloor in 1986, had disciples across the world. He was entombed in the courtyard of his disciple, Nadakkuzhiyil Janardhanan Nair, atop the Pulipparamala hill. Pulipparamala is now a pilgrimage centre. His disciples undertake an annual pilgrimage to his Samadhi (tomb).
Talking to The Hindu , Swami Vishnudevananda Giri, abbot of Divya Loka Ashram, said he had met the Indian Yogi in Bulgaria. He became his disciple and set up the Divya Loka Ashram on 100 acres of land in Moscow a decade ago.
The Ashram has been teaching Indian spirituality, Yoga and meditation since the past one decade, he said.
The museum houses the wooden coat, chair, ‘saalagramoms, sree-chakra,’and various other articles that belonged to the Yogi. The Rs. 25-lakh museum has been set up in the house where the Yogi spent his last days.
