| Maha Siddhargal Trust
The Roots of War
 From the world of cinema to the world of saints is a long way. It took Annai Siddhar Maharaj S Rajakumar Swamigal several years to do it.
Founder of the Maha Siddhargal Trust, he became obsessed with wanting to find the true meaning of life and the purpose of his sojourn on earth. His obsession became so great that he would dream of mystics and mountains and felt as if there was a need for him to go out there and find them.
He was greatly attracted towards anthills (where snakes live) and felt the urge to distribute food to the poor and also birds and animals. When he came to learn about the potential of invoking the ‘kundalini’ (the power that resides between the brows in human beings) he began his search for that perfect guru who would show him the way.
 It was in 1981 that he found such a guru in Brahma Rishi Kaka Bhujanda Deva who was also known as Thalaiyatti Siddhar. There was no looking back for Rajakumar Swamigal after that. Moving from forest to forest and cave to cave, he came into contact with several other Siddhars as a full-time sishya of Thalaiyatti
Siddhar.
One great boon that he got from his guru and the other sages he came into contact with, apart from the enormous amount of energy that he exudes, is the art of making herbal medicine - Siddha medicines.
 The trust is devoted to propagating the importance of guru worship – Rajakumar Swamigal insists on the worship of all 210 Siddhars – for a peaceful and contented life. The trust has several activities like feeding the poor on Full Moon and New Moon days and helping the tribals in various ways. It sets great store by
yagas.
The Sanjeevi oil, toothpaste, legium, paspam, kumkum and vibhoothi that the trust prepares are already very popular in South-East Asian countries for their curative value. There is Siddha medicine to treat any known modern-day disease and some have preventive value too.
 With these activities going on in full swing, the trust has also taken up the renovation of the Mukkalinga Sivan Temple at Papanasam. Situated in the picturesque foothills of Podhigaimalai and with the Tamraparani flowing by sedately, the temple is famous as the place where Lord Siva and His consort Parvathi gave darshan to sage Agasthya in their wedding finery.
Agasthya had to miss the mega wedding in Kailasam as the balance of the world got disturbed with so many invitees being present at the Siva-Parvathi wedding. He was sent southwards to restore the balance – a great job for a single, midget-sized man. But he accomplished it and then got a special darshan of the divine couple.
The temple is in need for renovation and the ‘balalayam’ (preparing for the renovation) was performed on February 12, 2003.
Contributions in cash and kind are welcome to help in the running of the various activities of the Trust that cover the religious, spiritual and socio-economic spheres.
There is tax exemption for contributions under Section 80-G of the Income-Tax Act in favour of Maha Siddhargal Trust.
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