The Brindavan (tomb) of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha, one of the most celebrated saints of the Madhwa tradition, situated in Anegundi near the Hampi world heritage site, was found razed to the ground on Thursday. It was one among the nine Brindavans (of the nine saints of the tradition) at the Nava Brindavan Gadde (island) premises on the bank of River Tungabhadra. As the news spread like wildfire, seers of different maths and followers of the tradition began rushing towards Nava Brindavan. Saint Vyasaraja Tirtha was the spiritual guru for Sri Krishnadevaraya, the mightiest emperor of the Vijayanagar Empire. Some of the pilgrims and devotees visiting Hampi go to Nava Brindavan to pay obeisance to the saints.

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2019 08:48 UTC