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Balumama
Balumama
Born	Ballappa; 3 October 1892; Akkol, Karnataka
Died	4 September 1966 (aged 73); Admapur, Maharashtra
Resting place	Adamapur,; Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Parents	Mayappa (father); Sundara (mother);

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Balumama Maharaj, (born Ballappa, 3 October 1892 – 4 September 1966) was an Indian guru, Mystic, Yogi.

Life and miracles[edit | edit source]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Balumama was born in 1892, in a village called Akkol in Chikkodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. His father was a Shepherd named Mayappa and his mother's name was Sundara. He spent his childhood with his parents but was always lost in meditation. He later went on to live with his sister and was married to her daughter against his will. The marriage did not last long. He was given about 15 sheep by his in-laws which he started to tend.^{[citation needed]}

Temple[edit | edit source]

Balumama attained samadhi at the age of 74 in 1967 in a village called Admapur in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. A temple was built in his memory in Adamapur which lies between Nipani in Karnataka and Radhanagari in Maharashtra. The Temple is managed by Shri Balumama Sansthana. The small flock have now grown to 40,000 sheep, which are looked after by his devotees and still considered sacred.^{[citation needed]}

Books[edit | edit source]

'Shri Sant Sadguru Devavtari Balumama Charitra Granth' By Mr. C.S.Kulkarni (Marathi)
'Bhav-Bhakticha Bhandara' By Mr. S. Killedar (Marathi)
'Shri Balumama Vijaygranth' By Dr. Shrikrishna D. Deshmukh (Marathi)
'Shri Sant Sadguru Balumama Arati Sangraha' By Mr. B.B.Aidmale (Marathi)
'Sri Sant Sadguru Balumama Namanstotra' By Madhav Joshi (Marathi)
'Sri Sant Balumama Stavan' By Mr. C.G.Patil (Marathi)

Movies and TV show[edit | edit source]

'Sant Balumama (VCD Marathi)' by Fountain - Directed by Rajesh Limkar, Produced by Shailesh Limkar.
'Sant Balumama (संत बाळू मामा) Full Movie' Bhakti Movie (Hindi Devotional Movie, Indian Movie, Hindi Movie). Written and directed by Raju Fulkar
Balumama Chya Navan Chang Bhala by Colors Marathi.

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 === Early life ===
 Balumama was born in 1892, in a village called Akkol in [[Chikkodi]] [[taluk]] of [[Belgaum]] district in [[Karnataka]]. His father was a Shepherd named Mayappa and his mother's name was Sundara. He spent his childhood with his parents but was always lost in [[meditation]]. He later went on to live with his sister and was married to her daughter against his will. The marriage did not last long. He was given about 15 sheep by his in-laws which he started to tend.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
-===Influences===
-'Muley Maharaj', [[Vithoba]] and  [[Rukmini|Rakhumai]] were his Gurus. His famous teachings were "Knowledge is life and ignorance is death".{{cn|date=December 2020}}
-===Purported miracles===
-While shepherding his sheep, he was known to have performed several miracles and helped poor and downtrodden people. He used to travel long distances with his sheep in parts of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. He was fluent in both [[Kannada]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. Whatever he said came true without fail. He had followers amongst the rural poor, who began worshipping him as a saint. The sheep which Balumama had were considered sacred. If the herd of Balumama's sheep stayed or passed through a farm or a field, the owner was bound to have prosperity.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
 == Temple ==
-Balumama attained [[Mahāsamādhi|samadhi]] at the age of 74 in 1967 in a village called Admapur in [[Kolhapur]] district of Maharashtra. A temple was built in his memory in Adamapur which lies between [[Nipani]] in Karnataka and [[Radhanagari]] in Maharashtra. The Temple is looked after by the "''[[Shri Balumama Sansthana]]''". The small flock have now grown to 40,000 sheep, which are looked after by his devotees and still considered sacred.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
+Balumama attained [[Mahāsamādhi|samadhi]] at the age of 74 in 1967 in a village called Admapur in [[Kolhapur]] district of Maharashtra. A temple was built in his memory in Adamapur which lies between [[Nipani]] in Karnataka and [[Radhanagari]] in Maharashtra. The Temple is managed by ''Shri Balumama Sansthana''. The small flock have now grown to 40,000 sheep, which are looked after by his devotees and still considered sacred.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
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