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[[File:Mounasamy mutt.jpg|thumb|Mounasamy Mutt arch]]
[[File:Mounasamy mutt1.jpg|thumb|Mounasamy Mutt]]
'''Mounasamy Mutt''', also called the '''Mounasamy Madam''' is a [[matha]] dedicated to Mounasamy, located in the town of [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Thanjavur District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].

==Location==
This Mutt is located at [[Kumbakonam]]-[[Thanjavur]] road, near [[Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Adi Kumbeswarar Temple]], at a distance of 2 km from Kumbakonam bus stand. <ref name=dinamalar/> <ref>[http://www.tamilvedham.org/index.php?r=site/thivyadesam&username=&thivyadesam_id=15 தமிழ் வேதம், திருச்சேறை]</ref>

==Early days==
In [[Thirubuvanam, Thanjavur|Thirubuvanam]], [[Kumbakonam]]-[[Mayiladuthurai]] road, a man was found wandering here and there. <ref name=dinakaran/> He never spoke. He had no home, but was welcomed and feasted everywhere, and was the object of many vows. <ref name=hemingway> F.R.Hemingway, Tanjore District Gazetteer, Government Press, Madras, 1906, p.219</ref> Somebody said that for sometime he drunk water only. Rain or shine everything is the same to him. Many from Kumbakonam came to see him. They wanted he should come over to Kumbakonam and halt there. The people of Thirubuvanam] was not in favour of sending him to Kumbakonam. They also said that if Mounasamy himself wanted to over there let him go there. Some days later a divine voice told the people of Thirubuvanam, to take him to Kumbakonam. <ref name=dinakaran>[http://www.dinakaran.com/Aanmeegam_Detail.asp?Nid=20358 கும்பகோணம் - ஸ்ரீ மௌன சுவாமிகள், விவேகானந்தர் தரிசித்த விதேகன், தினகரன், 31 மார்ச் 2018]</ref>

==Seeking blessings==
Then he was taken on a palanquin to Kumbakonam where he was welcomed by the people. Many devotees came to see and got blessed by him. Many people thought their sufferings were relieved after seeing him.
[[Swami Vivekananda]] who was on a trip to Kumbakonam came and worshipped Mounasmy. [[Annie Besant]] and Arundale of [[Brahmo Samaj]] also came and got his blessings.<ref name=dinamalar/> Many Europeans came over to see him. Arunachalasamy a saint from [[Tiruvannamalai]] came to see him at Kumbakonam. After seeing him Arunachalasamy threw the only loin cloth worn by him. He was always with Mounasamy. [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati|Kanchi seer]] praised the triumvirate [[Ramana Maharshi|Ramanar]], [[Seshadri Swamigal]] and Kumbakonam Mounasamy. <ref name=dinakaran/> Devotees used to break cocoanuts in his presence or clothed him with fine garments if their desire was fulfilled. <ref name=hemingway/>

==Samadhi==
On 22 April 1899, he attained [[Samadhi]]. All from and around Kumbakonam offered their last respects to him. His body was taken around the town to the chanting of [[Tevaram]]. His body was lowered in a place, in the present Mutt, in sitting posture. Atop of it, a linga was consecrated. <ref name=dinakaran/> After he attained Samadhi, a Mutt was constructed and worshipped by one and all. His portrait was kept there. <ref name=hemingway/>

==Other places==
Sokkayyar of Sallakulam from Vadipatti in [[Pandya dynasty|Pandya]] country of Tamil Nadu who came to see Mounasamy started doing service to him built a Mutt at Vadippatti, after the attainment of Samadhi and kept up a statue of Mounasamy and started worshipping him. During Guru Puja many number of devotees came over here. It is said that there are more than 20 Mutts for Mounasamy. <ref name=dinakaran/> Among other places they are in [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Vadipatti]], [[Trichy]], [[Madurai]], [[Sivagangai]], [[Ponnamaravathi]], [[Courtallam]] and [[Aruppukottai]]. <ref name=dinamalar> [https://temple.dinamalar.com/news_detail.php?id=36657 மௌனசுவாமிகள், தினமலர் கோயில்கள்]</ref>

==Pujas==
The place was worshipped daily. <ref name=hemingway/> Nowadays special [[Puja (Hinduism)|pujas]] are held here. <ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-trichy/2011/jul/21/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-381555.html மௌனசுவாமிகள் ஜீவசமாதி வார வழிபாட்டுக்குழு, 20 செப்டம்பர் 2012]</ref>

==Reference==
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==External links==
* [http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=12921&id1=7&issue=20171110 ஜோதிடரத்னா கே.பி.வித்யாதரன், மீன லக்னம் குரு - புதன் சேர்க்கை தரும் யோகங்கள், குங்குமம்]
* [https://hh-tube.ru/mobile/video/BwaMDN2SttY மௌனசுவாமி சித்தர் ஜீவ சமாதி, கும்பகோணம்]

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