Narayan Guru It was a time when the evils of

It was a time when the evils of the caste system cast a malevolent shadow over Kerala.

The 'avarnas', as the low castes were called, lived on the fringes of a society that found their very shadow, polluting.

It was at such a time that Narayana was born.

As a child he shocked his elders by questioning the system.

As a guru he strove to educate people in the oneness of God and the human race.