Bogar or Bhogar or Boganathar was a legendary South India

South India

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n siddhar

Siddhar

Siddhars are saints in India, mostly of the Saivaite denomination in Tamil Nadu, who professed and practised an unorthodox type of Sadhana, or spiritual practice, to attain liberation. Yogic powers called Siddhis are acquired by constant practice of certain yogic disciplines. Those who acquire...

 (herbal healer) or alchemist

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. He was said to have been born into a goldsmith

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ing family, and to have had miraculous powers. He is also associated with Mahavatar Babaji

Mahavatar Babaji

Mahavatar Babaji is the name given to an Indian saint by Lahiri Mahasaya and several of his disciples who met Mahavatar Babaji between 1861 and 1935. Some of these meetings were described by Paramhansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi , including a first hand telling of Yogananda’s own...

 in some New Age

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 circles. He was considered to be the foremost disciple of Kalanginathar, a siddha who was a disciple to Tirumular.

It is believed that Kalanginathar

Kalangi Nathar

Kalangi Nathar was the guru of Bhogar . Kalangi Nathar was from Benaras.Kalangi Nathar and Bogar were considered to possess an ideal master and student relationship. It is said that they had a mutual care among both of them in their own spiritual progresses. Kalangi Nathar, especially took more...

 was the backbone to Bogar's success in his spiritual journey. They both were considered as an epitome for a master disciple relationship. On his master's order he traveled extensively in China to spread his philosophy. He is said to have traveled widely and to have lived for centuries.
Bhogar is said to have made the statue of Lord Murugan

Murugan

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 at Palani

Palani

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 by himself using Navabhasanam, made of a combination of rare & extensively medicinal herbs. His jeeva samadhi

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is also found in the South West corridor at the Palani Murugan temple

Palani Murugan Temple

The Hill Temple of Palani is one of the most famous temples of Murugan in India. It is located in the town of Palani, 100 km southeast of Coimbatore and a similar distance northwest of Madurai, and in the foot-hills of the eponymous Palni Hills...

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