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| birth_name = Ballappa

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|10|3|df=yes}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|10|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Akkol, Kingdom of Mysuru, British India

| birth_place = Akkol, Kingdom of Mysuru, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|9|4|1892|10|3|df=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|9|4|1892|10|3|df=yes}}

| death_place = Adamapur, [[Kolhapur district]], Maharashtra, India

| death_place = Adamapur, [[Kolhapur district]], Maharashtra, India


Latest revision as of 18:59, 14 September 2025

Indian guru (1892–1966)

Balumama

Born

Ballappa

(1892-10-03)3 October 1892

Akkol, Kingdom of Mysuru, British India
Died 4 September 1966(1966-09-04) (aged 73)
Resting place Adamapur, Maharashtra
Nationality Indian
Spouse Satyavvadevi Balu Arabhave

Balumama Maharaj, (born Ballappa, 3 October 1892 – 4 September 1966) was an Indian saint, guru, mystic, and a yogi.

Balumama was born on 3 October 1892 in a village called Akkol in Chikkodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka[1] in a Hindu dhangar (Shepherd) family. 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 some time after do marriage The marriage did not last long. He was given about 15 sheep by his in-laws which he started to tend. [citation needed]

Balumama attained samadhi at the age of 73 in 1966 in a village called Adamapur 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]

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