Shree Raghavendra Swami Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Raghavendra Swami (1595 - 1671), also known as Guru Raya and Rayaru, was an influential saint in Hinduism. He advocated Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu as the supreme God) and the Dvaita philosophy advocated by Madhvacharya. He is considered by his devotees to be a reincarnation of Prahlada, the devotee who was saved by Vishnu in his avatar as Narasimha (see Vaishnava Theology). Shri Raghavendra Swami is said to have performed many miracles during his lifetime. The Raghavendra Mutt in the village Mantralaya (previously known as Manchale), established by Raghavendra under charter from the Nawab of Agoni in the sixteenth century, is visited by thousands of devotees every year. Raghavendra was also reknowned as a musician and player of the veena. These are 108 names chanted by Ravi Prakash in praise of Swami Raghavendra released by SSJ Productions.