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	<ref>Chennai DC Special, 16 June 2010 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Q7KTGY-IGsdVJ0Tkg3dW5qWXM/edit?usp=sharing Meivazhisalai showcases alternate way of life] Retrieved February 2015</ref><ref>Kayleigh Robinson [http://www.maduraimessenger.org/printed-version/2014/april/spirituality/ "Becoming One with the Divine: Meivazhi Salai Shows the Way"] {{webarchive\|url=https://archive.is/20150423180728/http://www.maduraimessenger.org/printed-version/2014/april/spirituality/ \|date=2015-04-23 }}, ''Madurai Messenger'', April 2014.</ref><ref>அருணகிரி [http://www.keetru.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17294:2011-11-08-03-00-33&catid=38:tamilnadu&Itemid=121 "தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கு உள்ளே ஒரு தனி நாடு"], ''கீற்று'', Nov 2011.</ref><ref>Deccan Chronicle Vol. 6, No. 81, 16 June 2010 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Q7KTGY-IGsVkViRUo0VTFMZ00/edit?usp=sharing ''Village chooses to live without electricity''] Retrieved February 2015</ref>		<ref>Chennai DC Special, 16 June 2010 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Q7KTGY-IGsdVJ0Tkg3dW5qWXM/edit?usp=sharing Meivazhisalai showcases alternate way of life] Retrieved February 2015</ref><ref>Kayleigh Robinson [http://www.maduraimessenger.org/printed-version/2014/april/spirituality/ "Becoming One with the Divine: Meivazhi Salai Shows the Way"] {{webarchive\|url=https://archive.is/20150423180728/http://www.maduraimessenger.org/printed-version/2014/april/spirituality/ \|date=2015-04-23 }}, ''Madurai Messenger'', April 2014.</ref><ref>அருணகிரி [http://www.keetru.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17294:2011-11-08-03-00-33&catid=38:tamilnadu&Itemid=121 "தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கு உள்ளே ஒரு தனி நாடு"], ''கீற்று'', Nov 2011.</ref><ref>Deccan Chronicle Vol. 6, No. 81, 16 June 2010 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Q7KTGY-IGsVkViRUo0VTFMZ00/edit?usp=sharing ''Village chooses to live without electricity''] Retrieved February 2015</ref>

	Immediately after [[Meivazhi Salai Aandavargal\|Salai Aandavargal]] attained [[Mahasamādhi]] on 12.02.1976, during the late 1970s and the 1980s, the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] (HR&CE), Tamil Nadu, had attempted to take control of the Ponnaranga Devalayam Temple, which was heavily contested by the Temple before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in Writ Appeal No. 151 of 1977, wherein the Hon'ble First Bench of the Madras High Court, vide an Order dated 23.09.1985, directed the ~~Department~~ to make a decision under Section 63(a) of the HR&CE Act (Act 22 of 1959, Tamil Nadu) whether the Ponnuranga Devalayam Temple is a Hindu temple or not, before proceeding any further. As such, the case was contested by the Temple before the Deputy Commissioner of HR&CE Department in O.A. No. 69 of 1985, during which, depositions were obtained from several members of the community, who originally belonged to various religions such as Hinduism, Christianity, Islam. Notably, several leading lawyers were followers of this Religion. One Meivazhi Kailai Anandhar, a Hindu by birth and leading criminal lawyer of that time, was the president of the Association till 1974 <ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=A Letter to the Judge, who seeks a divine guidance\|url=http://www.angelfire.com/ms/Salai/Letter.html\|website=www.angelfire.com\|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> One Meivazhi Gowshal Anandar, a Muslim by birth and another leading criminal lawyer, who was the chairman of the Wakf Board; Justice Suryamurty, a retired Judge of the Hon'ble High Court, were all part of this Religion. It was noted in the proceedings that the Ponnuranga Devalayam and Meivazhi sabha were not exclusively intended for the Hindus alone, but non-Hindus also. It was observed in the proceedings that all the followers of Meivazhi Andavar have been strictly adopting the principles and regulations and mode of living, religious rituals, ceremonies, conducting of marriages, conducting of obsequies after death, as enumerated in their four sacred books, and that it is quite different from the regulations and the rituals to be followed by the Hindus at the time of religious ceremonies, like marriages, etc., It was further observed that the institution Ponnuranga Devalayam does not have any [[Dwajasthambam\|Thuvajasthambam]], [[Prakaram\|praharam]], [[gopuram]] and [[Vimana (architectural feature)\|Vimaanam]], etc., which are normal features for a Hindu Temple. Ultimately, the proceedings were concluded vide an Order dated 03.04.1986, holding that the Ponnuranga Devalayam and the Meivazhi sabha do not come under the purview of the HR&CE Act, (Act 22 of 1959, Tamil Nadu). This was also confirmed by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in Writ Petition (Madurai) No. 13175 of 2012.		Immediately after [[Meivazhi Salai Aandavargal\|Salai Aandavargal]] attained [[Mahasamādhi]] on 12.02.1976, during the late 1970s and the 1980s, the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] (HR&CE), Tamil Nadu, had attempted to take control of the Ponnaranga Devalayam Temple, which was heavily contested by the Temple before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in Writ Appeal No. 151 of 1977, wherein the Hon'ble First Bench of the Madras High Court, vide an Order dated 23.09.1985, directed the department to make a decision under Section 63(a) of the HR&CE Act (Act 22 of 1959, Tamil Nadu) whether the Ponnuranga Devalayam Temple is a Hindu temple or not, before proceeding any further. As such, the case was contested by the Temple before the Deputy Commissioner of HR&CE Department in O.A. No. 69 of 1985, during which, depositions were obtained from several members of the community, who originally belonged to various religions such as Hinduism, Christianity, Islam. Notably, several leading lawyers were followers of this Religion. One Meivazhi Kailai Anandhar, a Hindu by birth and leading criminal lawyer of that time, was the president of the Association till 1974 <ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=A Letter to the Judge, who seeks a divine guidance\|url=http://www.angelfire.com/ms/Salai/Letter.html\|website=www.angelfire.com\|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> One Meivazhi Gowshal Anandar, a Muslim by birth and another leading criminal lawyer, who was the chairman of the Wakf Board; Justice Suryamurty, a retired Judge of the Hon'ble High Court, were all part of this Religion. It was noted in the proceedings that the Ponnuranga Devalayam and Meivazhi sabha were not exclusively intended for the Hindus alone, but non-Hindus also. It was observed in the proceedings that all the followers of Meivazhi Andavar have been strictly adopting the principles and regulations and mode of living, religious rituals, ceremonies, conducting of marriages, conducting of obsequies after death, as enumerated in their four sacred books, and that it is quite different from the regulations and the rituals to be followed by the Hindus at the time of religious ceremonies, like marriages, etc., It was further observed that the institution Ponnuranga Devalayam does not have any [[Dwajasthambam\|Thuvajasthambam]], [[Prakaram\|praharam]], [[gopuram]] and [[Vimana (architectural feature)\|Vimaanam]], etc., which are normal features for a Hindu Temple. Ultimately, the proceedings were concluded vide an Order dated 03.04.1986, holding that the Ponnuranga Devalayam and the Meivazhi sabha do not come under the purview of the HR&CE Act, (Act 22 of 1959, Tamil Nadu). This was also confirmed by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in Writ Petition (Madurai) No. 13175 of 2012.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	===Early life===		===Early life===
	According to the volume, Maanmiyam, Salai Aandavargal was born in 1857 at Markhampetti, a village in Oddanchatram Taluk, [[Dindigul district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was named Khader Badsha Rowther by his parents - his father being Jamal Hussain Rowther and mother Periya Thayi. He had his primary education from a teacher who conducted a school under a banyan tree in the said village. He had learnt to recite ~~Quoran~~ at first, but soon came his quest of finding the truth about life and the state of the soul after death. He went after prophets and preachers to learn the correct path to salvation. He had asked orange-robed sanyasins, the black -obed bearded fakirs and the Gospel-preaching Christian missionaries to show him the correct way for God realization.<ref name=":2" /> However, he soon realized that many people were pretending to be saints for the sake of earning money. He conversed regarding [[hatha yoga]] as the only way to attain spiritual enlightenment, and subsequently, lost hope in spirituality. After his marriage to Suleka Bivi, at the age of 18, with the blessings of his parents, he migrated to Kasukkaranpalayam, a village in Perundurai taluk, [[Erode]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and established himself as a wholesale paddy merchant. He had a daughter named Aisuamma.		According to the volume, Maanmiyam, Salai Aandavargal was born in 1857 at Markhampetti, a village in Oddanchatram Taluk, [[Dindigul district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was named Khader Badsha Rowther by his parents - his father being Jamal Hussain Rowther and mother Periya Thayi. He had his primary education from a teacher who conducted a school under a banyan tree in the said village. He had learnt to recite Qur'an at first, but soon came his quest of finding the truth about life and the state of the soul after death. He went after prophets and preachers to learn the correct path to salvation. He had asked orange-robed sanyasins, the black -obed bearded fakirs and the Gospel-preaching Christian missionaries to show him the correct way for God realization.<ref name=":2" /> However, he soon realized that many people were pretending to be saints for the sake of earning money. He conversed regarding [[hatha yoga]] as the only way to attain spiritual enlightenment, and subsequently, lost hope in spirituality. After his marriage to Suleka Bivi, at the age of 18, with the blessings of his parents, he migrated to Kasukkaranpalayam, a village in Perundurai taluk, [[Erode]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and established himself as a wholesale paddy merchant. He had a daughter named Aisuamma.

	===Meeting with Satguru===		===Meeting with Satguru===
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	Consequently, man started his life on Earth, with both the Superior God (Good) and the Satan (Evil) within himself. The Volume, Kodayudha Koor, reveals that the heavenly form of man is locked inside himself with 16 divine locks across 16 directions, safe from Satan and man himself. For a man's soul to gain control of his true Heavenly form, man has to earn the sympathy of the Superior God within himself, within his lifetime. It is stated that it is impossible to attain that heavenly form without the help of the Superior God himself or the guidance of another man who had already attained the heavenly form. Man is absolutely capable of transforming back into his true Heavenly form. However, when a man forgets the Superior God within him and fails to earn the sympathy of the Superior God, the Superior God merely leaves man, and Satan (still a God) would eternally enslave the man's soul, turning man into a நீசன்/Nīcaṉ (vile or bad).		Consequently, man started his life on Earth, with both the Superior God (Good) and the Satan (Evil) within himself. The Volume, Kodayudha Koor, reveals that the heavenly form of man is locked inside himself with 16 divine locks across 16 directions, safe from Satan and man himself. For a man's soul to gain control of his true Heavenly form, man has to earn the sympathy of the Superior God within himself, within his lifetime. It is stated that it is impossible to attain that heavenly form without the help of the Superior God himself or the guidance of another man who had already attained the heavenly form. Man is absolutely capable of transforming back into his true Heavenly form. However, when a man forgets the Superior God within him and fails to earn the sympathy of the Superior God, the Superior God merely leaves man, and Satan (still a God) would eternally enslave the man's soul, turning man into a நீசன்/Nīcaṉ (vile or bad).

	During the initial days on Earth, known as the [[Satya Yuga]], Mankind was well aware of their astral descent and Mankind was very successful in conquering Satan and returning ~~back~~ to Heaven. However, during the [[Treta Yuga]], a portion of Mankind was corrupted by Satan provoking them to commit evil deeds. Earth was slowly taken over by the Satan, who had been corrupting mankind in whatever ways possible to prevent mankind from attaining their true heavenly form. As the [[Treta Yuga]] and the [[Dvapara Yuga]] passed, Satan's influence had grown exponentially leading to widespread chaos and destruction. The [[Kali Yuga]] saw a majority of mankind corrupted by Satan, who provoked mankind to lust after materialistic possessions and worldly ideas. It is stated in Volume "Kodayuda Koor" that the [[Kali Yuga]] had begun when the [[Mahabharata]] War took place between mankind, which was the first-ever war between mankind, where mankind fought amongst themselves over materialistic earthly possessions due to the corruption caused by Satan. It is stated that the [[Kali Yuga]] was the beginning of a period where a majority of mankind had forgotten even the Superior God within himself, with no clue of their true heavenly identity. Man had forgotten his true purpose in life, falling as prey to Satan's deceptions and illusions.		During the initial days on Earth, known as the [[Satya Yuga]], Mankind was well aware of their astral descent and Mankind was very successful in conquering Satan and returning to Heaven. However, during the [[Treta Yuga]], a portion of Mankind was corrupted by Satan provoking them to commit evil deeds. Earth was slowly taken over by the Satan, who had been corrupting mankind in whatever ways possible to prevent mankind from attaining their true heavenly form. As the [[Treta Yuga]] and the [[Dvapara Yuga]] passed, Satan's influence had grown exponentially leading to widespread chaos and destruction. The [[Kali Yuga]] saw a majority of mankind corrupted by Satan, who provoked mankind to lust after materialistic possessions and worldly ideas. It is stated in Volume "Kodayuda Koor" that the [[Kali Yuga]] had begun when the [[Mahabharata]] War took place between mankind, which was the first-ever war between mankind, where mankind fought amongst themselves over materialistic earthly possessions due to the corruption caused by Satan. It is stated that the [[Kali Yuga]] was the beginning of a period where a majority of mankind had forgotten even the Superior God within himself, with no clue of their true heavenly identity. Man had forgotten his true purpose in life, falling as prey to Satan's deceptions and illusions.

	According to the Meivazhi religion, the biggest sin a man could commit on Earth is "forgetting the presence of the Superior God within Man's lowly earth form", and all the debts owed by mankind to the Superior God. The Meivazhi religion teaches that throughout the [[Satya Yuga]], [[Treta Yuga]] and the [[Dvapara Yuga]], nearly 33 Crores men had conquered Satan and attained their true heavenly form and returned to heaven. Further, that throughout the Yugas, nearly 1,24,000 men, known as the Nabis or prophets, had returned or stayed on Earth to assist mankind to attain their true heavenly form. However, it is stated that many of the Nabis who came down to Earth during the [[Dvapara Yuga]] were ridiculed by the ignorant mankind and far worse, in the initial days of the [[Kali Yuga]], many such Nabis were even tortured by such ungrateful mankind, under the influence of Satan. As such, a majority of mankind had fallen as prey to Satan, with absolutely no clue about their identity or their purpose in life.		According to the Meivazhi religion, the biggest sin a man could commit on Earth is "forgetting the presence of the Superior God within Man's lowly earth form", and all the debts owed by mankind to the Superior God. The Meivazhi religion teaches that throughout the [[Satya Yuga]], [[Treta Yuga]] and the [[Dvapara Yuga]], nearly 33 Crores men had conquered Satan and attained their true heavenly form and returned to heaven. Further, that throughout the Yugas, nearly 1,24,000 men, known as the Nabis or prophets, had returned or stayed on Earth to assist mankind to attain their true heavenly form. However, it is stated that many of the Nabis who came down to Earth during the [[Dvapara Yuga]] were ridiculed by the ignorant mankind and far worse, in the initial days of the [[Kali Yuga]], many such Nabis were even tortured by such ungrateful mankind, under the influence of Satan. As such, a majority of mankind had fallen as prey to Satan, with absolutely no clue about their identity or their purpose in life.
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	== Claims of incorruptibility ==		== Claims of incorruptibility ==
	It is believed that the primordial sign that a man has reached the Superior God is that the person's physical self will become [[Incorruptibility\|incorruptible]] when he dies. Although this may sound very strange for a majority of people, it is believed that a shocking majority of people on Earth since the [[Kali ~~yuga~~]], have been following religion only in name without knowing its purpose and without even knowing the whereabouts of the Supreme God. A vast majority pray to Gods in the skies, oceans and Stones, without realizing that the Supreme God actually exists within oneself. It is believed that, When a man dies without even meeting the Supreme God within himself, he dies without even fulfilling his most basic purpose in life, and therefore, the Supreme God merely leaves his earthly form without helping the Soul to attain its true heavenly form.		It is believed that the primordial sign that a man has reached the Superior God is that the person's physical self will become [[Incorruptibility\|incorruptible]] when he dies. Although this may sound very strange for a majority of people, it is believed that a shocking majority of people on Earth since the [[Kali Yuga]], have been following religion only in name without knowing its purpose and without even knowing the whereabouts of the Supreme God. A vast majority pray to Gods in the skies, oceans and Stones, without realizing that the Supreme God actually exists within oneself. It is believed that, When a man dies without even meeting the Supreme God within himself, he dies without even fulfilling his most basic purpose in life, and therefore, the Supreme God merely leaves his earthly form without helping the Soul to attain its true heavenly form.
	Consequently, the earthly form decays and the Soul becomes eternally enslaved by Satan. However, when a Man had realized the Supreme God within himself and prayed affectionately throughout his lifetime, he is helped by the Supreme God attain his true heavenly form locked within himself, at the time of his death and Satan would fear to get anywhere close to a Man's heavenly form. Therefore, the earthly form would never decompose. It is believed that every religion came to earth only to prove this as a fact and it can be seen in many saints, whose bodies have not decomposed through hundreds of years. This phenomenon is stated to happen among the people of the Meivazhi religion and there were instances, where even non-followers, who had visited the Meivazhi Salai temple and prayed, had shown signs of incorruptibility.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=இறந்தவர்களைச் சிரித்த முகத்துடன் அடக்கம் செய்யும் மக்கள்! - புதுக்கோட்டையில் ஓர் அதிசய கிராமம் #MyVikatan {{!}} Meivazhi Salai village which spreads true equality\|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/156991-meivazhi-salai-village-which-spreads-true-equality.html\|last=ManiMaran.R,Vengadesh.R\|date=2019-05-08\|website=Vikatan\|language=ta\|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name=":1" />		Consequently, the earthly form decays and the Soul becomes eternally enslaved by Satan. However, when a Man had realized the Supreme God within himself and prayed affectionately throughout his lifetime, he is helped by the Supreme God attain his true heavenly form locked within himself, at the time of his death and Satan would fear to get anywhere close to a Man's heavenly form. Therefore, the earthly form would never decompose. It is believed that every religion came to earth only to prove this as a fact and it can be seen in many saints, whose bodies have not decomposed through hundreds of years. This phenomenon is stated to happen among the people of the Meivazhi religion and there were instances, where even non-followers, who had visited the Meivazhi Salai temple and prayed, had shown signs of incorruptibility.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=இறந்தவர்களைச் சிரித்த முகத்துடன் அடக்கம் செய்யும் மக்கள்! - புதுக்கோட்டையில் ஓர் அதிசய கிராமம் #MyVikatan {{!}} Meivazhi Salai village which spreads true equality\|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/156991-meivazhi-salai-village-which-spreads-true-equality.html\|last=ManiMaran.R,Vengadesh.R\|date=2019-05-08\|website=Vikatan\|language=ta\|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

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	=== Dress code for entering the Ashram ===		=== Dress code for entering the Ashram ===
	Meivazhi followers have a mandatory dress code for entering the ashram. It stipulates white panchakacham and a white pointed [[turban]] for its Male followers , while its female followers, wear a headscarf or cover their head with their Saree. The Senior followers (known as Anandars), who had obtained spiritual revelations ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: உபதேசம் Upatēcam) from Salai Aandavargal, wear saffron clothing and wear saffron pointed [[turban]] with an upward-pointing [[crescent]] symbol called as 'Kilnaamam' ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: கிள்நாமம் Kiḷnāmām). Since 2007, the Government of Tamil Nadu had even provided a relaxation for the followers from wearing bike helmets when the Turban is worn, since many followers wear the Turban throughout the day.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The men of Meivazhi Salai in Pudukkottai are exempted from wearing helmets\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/sep/23/the-men-of-meivazhi-salai-in-pudukkottai-are-exempted-from-wearing-helmets-2037603.html\|website=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=ஹெல்மெட் கட்டாயம் இல்லாத ஒரே சாலை – மெய்வழி சாலை\|url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/tamilnadu/meivazhi-people-meivazhi-religion-meivazhi-salai-in-pudhukottai-helmet-rule-exemption-for-meivazhi-religion/\|date=2019-09-23\|website=Indian Express Tamil\|language=ta-IN\|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>		Meivazhi followers have a mandatory dress code for entering the ashram. It stipulates white panchakacham and a white pointed [[turban]] for its Male followers, while its female followers, wear a headscarf or cover their head with their Saree. The Senior followers (known as Anandars), who had obtained spiritual revelations ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: உபதேசம் Upatēcam) from Salai Aandavargal, wear saffron clothing and wear saffron pointed [[turban]] with an upward-pointing [[crescent]] symbol called as 'Kilnaamam' ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: கிள்நாமம் Kiḷnāmām). Since 2007, the Government of Tamil Nadu had even provided a relaxation for the followers from wearing bike helmets when the Turban is worn, since many followers wear the Turban throughout the day.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The men of Meivazhi Salai in Pudukkottai are exempted from wearing helmets\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/sep/23/the-men-of-meivazhi-salai-in-pudukkottai-are-exempted-from-wearing-helmets-2037603.html\|website=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=ஹெல்மெட் கட்டாயம் இல்லாத ஒரே சாலை – மெய்வழி சாலை\|url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/tamilnadu/meivazhi-people-meivazhi-religion-meivazhi-salai-in-pudhukottai-helmet-rule-exemption-for-meivazhi-religion/\|date=2019-09-23\|website=Indian Express Tamil\|language=ta-IN\|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>

	=== Practices and rituals===		=== Practices and rituals===

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