Bogar

Bhogar or bhogarnathar was a legendary South Indian siddhar (herbal healer). He was said to have been born into a goldsmithing family, and to have had miraculous powers. He is also said in some New Age circles to have been associated with Mahavatar Babaji.

He was the disciple of Kalanginathar who transferred all his knowledge to bhogar and assigned him several task for this world. Bhogar is linked to the ancient Nath tradition of India through Kalanginaathar.

He is supposed to have travelled all around the world and spent ot of years in china in developing taoism. He is called the supreme tao master according o chinese tradition. He was supposed to be lived for more than 3500 years and he attianed his jeeva samadhi in palani murugan temple. He worshipped the goddess bhuvaneshwari and thottichiamman who were the force behind bhogar's achievement.

Bhogar wrote the Saptakanda in which he reveals many medicinal preparations to his disciple, Pullipani. On his guru's instruction bhogar went to China. He is said to have flown in his own aircraft and also taught the Chinese the science of aircraft making. The details are given in the Saptakanda(bhogar 7000).In china he was popularly known as Laozi/Lao tse

There is a belief that Lao Tse was none other than Bhogar himself. Along with similarity in philosophies, this theory is also backed by the emergence of alchemy after the period of Lao Tse in China. He is supposed to be the father of Taoism

It is said that just before the advent of Kali Yuga, he conferred with other siddhas and decided that Bhakti Yoga was the best solution to combat the darkness of Kali Yuga. Muruga worship was promoted as an ideal means. Bhogar developed the unique method of using Nava Pashanam to install the Muruga idol at Palani .

Bhogar’s Samadhi is to be found in the South West corridor at the Palani Muruga shrine.

External links

• Biography
• The story of Bhogar Siddhar as told in mural paintings