Trailanga
Hindu yogi and mystic
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Trailinga Swami (also known as Tailang Swami or Telang Swami) was a Hindu yogi and mystic who lived in Varanasi India.[1]
Born1607
Vizianagaram, India
Died26 December 1887 (aged 280)
Varanasi, British India
CauseofdeathOld age
KnownforSpiritual teachings
Trailinga Swami | |
|---|---|
Trailinga Swami | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1607 Vizianagaram, India |
| Died | 26 December 1887 (aged 280) Varanasi, British India |
| Cause of death | Old age |
| Known for | Spiritual teachings |
| Occupation | Saint, Spiritual teacher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
In Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda introduces Trailanga Swami as a famous 300-pound swami who mysteriously rarely ate and lived daily life in the nude, "utterly unconscious of his nakedness". He was thought to have lived for over 300 years, to drink deadly poisons with no ill effect, and to sit atop or below the Ganges for long periods of time; all proving that he "lived by divine consciousness."[2][3]
