Shivabalayogi Video Online

Here is a list of Shivabalayogi video that can be viewed online.  Simply click on the titles to access the Handloom page where the clips can be viewed.  These videos are posted on the SSFHandloom channel at You Tube and Google Video.  Additional links that appear within the video screen at the end of a program are generated by You Tube.

Shivabalayogi an Introduction is shown in two videos, one on his tapas and the other on his mission.

Sacred Images, shown in two parts, shows many photographs taken of Shivabalayogi during the early years after he completed tapas on August 7 of 1961.

Adivarapupeta   Video of Adivarapupeta village and ashram recorded in 1994 shows villagers weaving cloth, and children swimming in the Godavari canal, just like Swamiji did when he was a boy.  Also shown are the place by the canal where Shivabalayogi was initiated into tapas, and the meditation temple (Dhyana Mandir) where he sat for almost ten of his twelve -year meditation.

Adivarapupeta 1963.   These are the earliest videos we have of Shivabalayogi.  They are from two color films, each about eight minutes, taken in March of 1963, shortly before the great yogi first left the ashram after completing his twelve-year tapas.

Bangalore Ashram, Bannerghatta Road 1960's & 1968.   The original Bangalore ashram is located on Bannerghatta Road.  It is the third ashram dedicated to Shivabalayogi (after Adivarapupeta and Dodballapur).  Videos include an early 8mm film taken in the mid 1960's, and three clips taken on August 7, 1968.  This was the occasion when Shivabalayogi completed a one-year tapas for world peace and a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands gathered to receive his darshan.

Madras 1965 & 1970   Madras (since renamed Chennai) was the scene of many meditation and bhajan programs during the early years of Shivabalayogi's travels in India. 8mm film is the source of the 1965 video and the three 1970 videos are taken from a 16mm film.

Sambhar Lake 1965 & 1986   Sambhar Lake, a small town in Rajastan, India, is the site of Shivabalayogi's first ashram in North India.  One video is from 8mm film taken in the mid-1960's.  Another video is from video tape taken in 1986.

Bangalore Ashram, JP Nagar 1977.   Shivabalayogi's largest ashram is located in J.P. Nagar (district), Bangalore.  Two videos are from black and white film taken shortly after this ashram was inaugurated on August 7, 1977.

Dehradun 1986   The Shivabalayogi ashram in Dehradun was donated by R. N. Singh Deo, the former King of Patna and Chief Minister of the State of Orissa, India, and his wife, Srimati Kailas Kumari Devi, whom Swamiji called Mataji.  It was inaugurated on February 13, 1972.  Three video programs are taken from video tape recorded in 1986.

Anantapur 1982   Two videos taken in October of 1982 on the occasion when Shivabalayogi consecrated a Shivalinga which he named Anantishwara (Lord of Infinity).  On this occasion also, he consecrated the other deities in the temple at the Anantapur ashram:  a statue of Parvati Devi, statues of Subramanyan and his two wives, and a bas relief statue of himself, Shivabalayogi.

Swamiji Bathing 1982 & 1986   A video taken from video recorded at Haridwar in 1986 shows Swamiji bathing with devotees in the Ganges River.  Another video is from a 1982 recording and shows Swamiji with devotees in the ocean near Kakinada, on the Bay of Bengal.

Shivabalayogi Blesses Waters   This video program collects photos, film, and videotape of Shri Swamiji blessing and bathing in oceans, lakes and rivers, including the Ganges River and the ocean at Kakinada and at New England in the United States.

Harihar 1984   Harihar in the north of the state of Karnataka, is the scene of two videos recorded during Shivabalayogi's visit there in 1984, including a procession of Shivabalayogi through the streets of this town.

Agra 1986   Scenes from kirtan (bhajans) and arthi recorded over three nights of programs at the Bhadawar House in Agra,
April 13-15, 1986.

Jhansi & Farrukhabad 1986   Video recorded in 1986 at Farrukhabad and Jhansi, North India.

New Age Forum 1989   Shivabalayogi is interviewed by Charles Whitt in this 1989 Santa Barbara cable television program, “New Age Forum”.  These two edits are taken from that interview.  Swamiji is speaking in Hindi as his interpreter, Shiladitya Singh, does not speak Swamiji's native language of Telugu.

Italishwara 1989   Two excerpts from video recorded near Venice, Italy, in 1989.  Shivabalayogi was invited there to consecrate a Shiva linga which he named Italishwara, Lord of Italy.

New York 1990 Interview   Shivabalayogi is interviewed by Jack Lenchner in this 1990 New York video excerpt.  He demystifies the origins of Guru Purnima, the annual full moon day that is the occasion for celebrating the guru, and Mahashivaratri, the annual great night of Shiva, which falls on a moonless night.

Las Vegas: Jesus Yogis & Spiritual Leaders   Swamiji answers questions on various subjects, including Jesus, Yogis and Spiritual Leaders, in this conversation that was video taped at the home of Dr. Ram in Las Vegas on April 16, 1991.  Ten videos can be viewed online, and a 75-minute DVD is also available for sale.

Bangalore Interview, 1994   Shivabalayogi explains why different yogis emphasize different paths, how Ramakrishna attained samadhi (enlightenment) through his guru, Totapuri, and how Ramana Maharshi’s emphasis on self-inquiry is the purpose of meditation.  Excerpt from an interview video recorded on February 6, 1994, in Swamiji’s darshan room at the Bangalore ashram.

Bangalore Interview, Hall 1994   Recorded in the meditation hall of the main Bangalore ashram.  Devotees from France ask Shivabalayogi questions about end times, finding the guru, and spiritual practices.  Recorded February 17, 1994.

Cooking Pullao 1994   Shri Swamiji cooking pullao for the devotees.  Recorded in his rooms at the Bangalore ashram in 1994, shortly before his mahasamadhi.

Rainmaker 1985   Shivabalayogi meditates at the Thippagondana Halli reservoir which, at that time, was the only source of water for Bangalore City, bringing rain and breaking a severe drought.