The ADVAITA Brahma Ashram was founded by Sri Sri Jogeswar Digambar Paramhansa Totapuri Maharaj, in short, “Nanga Baba,” or popularly called “Languli Baba“ (Naked Saint) by the local populace. He did not wear clothes as a renunciate. The exact date, year and place of birth are unknown. It is believed he was born between 1630–1650 AD near Punjab and NWFP region.
Baba took sanyas early and followed the Naga-Abadhuta tradition. He established the Naga Math in Ludhiana and travelled across India, Nepal, Tibet, Karakoram, Hindukush and beyond. His journeys covered South and West Asia and are said to have taken nearly a century.
Around 50 years before leaving his mortal body in 1961, Baba settled in Puri and performed deep sadhana under a banyan tree. When asked about his age, he would humorously point to the tree, indicating he was as old as it.
