Shivabalayogi did not designate any successor or successors.  Since he attained mahasamadhi and dropped his physical body in 1994, his presence remains with us through his devotees.  He works directly through devotees, and in this very real sense, we are all his successors.

Early Tapaswins

Shri Swamiji initiated several devotees into tapas, two of whom meditated twelve continuous hours each day for many years. Sathya Shivabalayogi, better known as Kondangi Swami, successfully completed twelve years of tapas on August 7, 1977.  A young woman became known as Shrungavriksham Swami after she meditated in tapas for twelve years ending in 1974.  Both these tapaswins have since departed this life.  Both served to bring meditation and Swamiji's blessings to the public.

Ashrams, Groups & Centers

Other devotees meditate and work with little personal recognition but immense effect.  Devotees in Adivarapupeta have been consistently active since Shri Swamiji's mahasamadhi, holding the annual Mahashivaratri celebrations when devotees from around the world gather.  This was the annual occasion when Shri Swamiji himself would attend, returning to the village where he was born and completed his twelve-year tapas.  The Adivarapupeta ashram is the scene of major development since Shivabalayogi consecrated the foundation of a new temple shortly before his mahasamadhi.  The Adivarapupeta trustees and devotees have constructed the temple, a large guest building, new kitchen, storage and office facilities, and are now working on completion of the new Samadhi building.  More information at Adivarapupeta ashram.

The Bangalore ashram at J.P. Nagar  is the largest and most accessible of Shri Swamiji's ashrams in India.  It is also where His Holiness spent most of his time after completing tapas and before his mahasamadhi.  It is in Bangalore where Shri Swamiji used to be when devotees celebrated his birthday (January 24) and tapas anniversary (August 7), and these celebrations continue to this day.  More information at Bangalore ashram.

For many decades, devotees in Jhansi, north India, have been celebrating Shivabalayogi's birthday with a huge bandhara (annadanam) -- mass feeding.  This is the largest, regular mass feeding done in Shri Swamiji's honor other than by the Trusts in Adivarapupeta and Bangalore.  For decades, many thousands of people were fed through the efforts and donations of individual devotees.  Only recently, since Shri Swamiji's mahasamadhi, have they established a trust to continue this annual work as well as regular meditation and bhajan programs.  Examples of the Jhansi devotees' annual invitations can be found on the Invitations page.

Only weeks before his mahasamadhi, Shivabalayogi predicted that his statues would be installed throughout the world.  A recent example is the consecration of a statue of Swamiji at the Arunachalananda Seva Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., opened on the occasion of Swamiji's 74th birthday.

Other examples include devotees at Swamiji's ashrams in India, and centers scattered throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and America.  A list of Shivabalayogi Ashrams & Centers can be found at the Shiva website and additional list of devotee contacts at the Meditate-Shivabala website.

Shri Swamiji's successors can be found throughout India, the United States, England, Sri Lanka, and many other countries in the world.

Teaching in the West 

Indian and American devotees are touring the U.S.A. and the world conducting meditation and bhajan programs. More information, NEXT PAGE.

“Yogis do bless their disciples and they get spiritual powers from that.  They train some disciples.  Some come to this country to teach what they learned from their guru, the yogi.  There may be many more such disciples than are publicized in this country.  Such disciples teach meditation, just like the yogi taught.”   —   Shivabalayogi