Bangaru Adigalar
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Bangaru Adigalar is an India
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n spiritual guru; he is the President of Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Charitable Trust
ACMEC
Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust is a charitable organization in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1978 in Melmaruvathur by Bangaru Adigalar; it funds colleges and a hospital as well as a variety of other local services.-Charitable activities:* Building homes...

, which runs a free hospital, a number of local colleges and other local services in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
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Biography

Bangaru Adigalar was born as the eldest son on 3 March 1941 in the small village of Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur is a town situated on NH-45 between Chennai and Tindivanam. It is 92 kilometers from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. The famous AdiParasakthi Temple is situated here. It is well connected by trains and buses from Chennai and elsewhere....

,92 km from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Thiru. Gopala Naicker and Tmt. Meenakshi Ammal.

Adigalar started his schooling in Chotthupakkam and continued high school at Acharapakkam
Acharapakkam
The Police Station in Acharapakkam is one of the oldest police stations in Tamil Nadu, witnessing over 100 years of its existence.Acharapakkam is also known for its Naadi astrology center....

. After high school he joined the teachers' training at Chengalpattu Government teacher training school. After his training he took up a drill master's job at Acharapakkam school.

In 1968, on September 4, Tmt. Lakshmi, the ninth daughter of Sri. Venkatachala Naicker and Srimathi Vishalakshi of Uthiramerur, was married to Bangaru Adigalar. They have two sons(G.B.Anbalagan and G.B.Senthil kumar) and two daughters.

Activities

The following are some of the activities being carried out at the behest of Bangaru Adigalar
  • Free medical care to a large rural community and a 2000 bed hospital which is partially completed and accepting patients.

  • Educational Institutions from primary to post graduation in all branches of learning, paving the way for a full-fledged University.

  • Promotion of modern scientific farming methods; proposed Agricultural Research Center at Isur.

  • Employment provided to the rural community.

  • Social activities unifying all religions, races and cultures under one roof for the upliftment of society.

  • Liberating women from the clutches of traditional protocols and involving them in spiritual and social activities.

  • Threatening by using mafia gangs

ACMEC

Bangaru Adigalar founded the Adiparasakthi
Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam
Arulmigu Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam is situated at Melmaruvathur, 92 km from Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. This is the place where 21 Siddhars men as well as women from different religion, had their Jeeva-Samadhis...

 Charitable Medical Educational and Charitable Trust (ACMEC
ACMEC
Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust is a charitable organization in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1978 in Melmaruvathur by Bangaru Adigalar; it funds colleges and a hospital as well as a variety of other local services.-Charitable activities:* Building homes...

) in 1978. The charitable trust funds a free hospital as well as a number of colleges (including a medical college) and other charitable services in the Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 region.
The Adhiparasakthi Charitable Trust as a whole in its broadest perspective dedicates itself to the welfare of society at large by imparting Educational, Medical, Cultural and Social Services under the guidance and directives of His Holiness Arulthiru Adigalar.

Charitable Activities

* building homes for the poor
* relief to victims of natural calamities
* renovating dilapidated temples
* distributing food, clothing and books to the poor
* giving crutches and other aids to the handicapped
* providing water for lepers housing colonies
* assisting poor farmers and artisans with implements
* homes for the aged and orphanage for the children
* helping the widows and destitute
* conducting free marriages for the poor
* performing last rites in ceremonial manner for the poor

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