Miracles abound the life of Ramalinga Adigalar aka Arutperunjothi Vallalaar(5th October 1823 - 30th January 1874). Here are some of the few miracles of that great Saint:
* He was born as the fifth child of his Dad, Ramayya Pillai, and his sixth wife Chinammayaar. Ramayya Pillai lost his five other wives without having any child through them.
* As a five month old infant, He ended up laughing like a grown up human being upon looking at Lord Nataraja enshrined at the most holy temple of Chidambaram. Even the priest was amused by that behaviour of Arutperunjothi Vallalaar
* At the age of nine, without even stepping into any school or without any formal education, He rendered flawless discourses in Tamil, which earned Him the oxymoron, "An Uneducated Divine Scholar"
* Once in a legal case that was filed against Him, a dumb man was made the witness. Through His spiritual powers, He made that man to speak fluently in four languages
* By merely rubbing droplets of mercury against His palm, He converted them into gold. He was quite conversant in metal transmutation
* The moment Arutperunjothi Vallalar entered into one of the court rooms of the High Court of Madras, since He had to appear that day for a case filed against Him, even the Judge of that court room spontaneously stood up, in order to express his due respect for Arutperunjothi Vallalar
* He used water to light an oil lamp. His beloved sister-in-law(brother's wife) was the witness of it
* Once when He stood before a mirror, He saw Lord Muruga enshrined at Thiruthani on the mirror
* A foreigner upon hearing the greatness and the miracles of Arutperunjothi Vallalaar, tried to take a photograph of the great Saint. However, every time he did that, the photographic film just captured a formless, white coloured image! (However, the enclosed photo found at the palace of Vettavalam in Tamil Nadu seems to be the only original photo of the great Saint. I am feeling blessed to share this photo here)
* On His last day on the Earth, He entered into a small, completely closed room and advised His followers to lock the room from outside. He had instructed them not to open the door, until they were asked to so by Him. Days, weeks, even months passed by, there was no instruction from Vallalaar to open up the door. When the anxious followers opened up the door against His wish, what they saw there was only a flame of light that vanished in the vast extant of 
air!!!
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