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Accepted: 28 March 2025

First Online: 30 April 2025

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: Anu Radhakrishnan. Śrīvidyā initiate and guru, Śivānanda Maṇḍalī; close attendant of Anna Subramanian in his later years; visual artist, singer, teacher of Sanskrit chanting, and vocal lessons for local children; widow and grandmother; often spends the summer months among her son’s family in Boston, USA.Athreya. Śrīvidyā initiate, guru, and leader of group śrīcakrapūjā in his home; Śivānanda Maṇḍalī. Disciple and close attendant of Anna Subramanian during his lifetime, sometimes called Anna’s “shadow” by other members of the maṇḍalī. Retired, husband of Rajalakshmi.Bharadwaja Swamigal. Guru, astrological consultant and dispenser of remedies, and ritual advisor, Sri Yohamaya Bhuvaneshwari Peetham. In the tradition of his father at the same location in Ambattur, Chennai.Sathyanandanathar. Śrīvidyā initiate and guru, Śrī Mātangī Śrīvidyā Peetham. Retired; teacher of Vipassana Meditation; designer and commissioner of ritually prepared laser-cut yantras and devotional music and light boxes.R. Sivagurunathan. Secretary, Mah Meru Trust. Grandson of Murugabhusanam, who was the Founder of Mah Meru Trust.Vijayan. Śrīvidyā initiate, disciple of the female guru called Gomati, Śyāmānanda Maṇḍalī; husband of Vijayalakshmi, father and grandfather.K.R. Yegnaratham, Śrīvidyā initiate and guru, Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram. Son of Swami Vimarśānanda, father of Mythili.