Year · Before
A householder's life
Sells milk, most likely in Chennai; a growing longing for God.
Mounasamy Siddhar · Mouna Siddhar · Mouna Swami · Vibhuti Siddhar
Mounasamy Siddhar, the Mouna Siddhar of Tiruvannamalai — the silent sadhu who never lies down.
திருவண்ணாமலை மௌன சித்தர் · மௌனசாமி
Shishya of Maataji — Sathguru Siva Sri Thiyaneswar Amma. For years the ash-covered sadhu in silence on the Girivalam road in Tiruvannamalai, Mouna Siddhar — Mounasamy — now lives at the ashram at Adi Annamalai, Vediyappanur Road, under Maataji's care. This is the ashram's official page about him.
புகைப்படம்Mounasamy offering deepa aradhana
Mouna · silence
15+ years without a word
as devotees count it; the ashram keeps no register
Asana
Sits day and night
before his altar; he does not lie down
Vibhuti & jata
Ash-covered, hair to the knees
why many call him Vibhuti Siddhar
Where he is now
Thiyaneswar Amma Ashram
Vediyappanur Road, Adi Annamalai, on the Girivalam path
Who is Mounasamy Siddhar?
A man who gave up words so that Arunachala could speak through him.
Before he renounced the world, Mounasamy is said to have sold milk for a living, most likely in Chennai. A longing for God brought him to Tiruvannamalai. He spent years in sadhana around the hill, served his guru with his whole body, and then entered mouna — total silence — which he has kept ever since. He sits before his altar through the day and the night, covered in vibhuti, his matted jata grown to his knees. Devotees say he has not lain down to sleep in all these years.
For a long time pilgrims knew him at a small peetam on the Girivalam road. He later moved to Siva Sri Thiyaneswar Amma Ashram at Vediyappanur, Adi Annamalai, where Maataji — his guru — and the ashram family look after his needs. He gives darshan there every day.
Maataji is his guru
Mounasamy is a shishya of Sathguru Siva Sri Thiyaneswar Amma. His vow of silence, his sitting sadhana and the daily discipline that surrounds him were shaped under her guidance, and she continues to care for him at the ashram. Read the guru–shishya story
Names people use: Mouna Siddhar (the silent siddha) · Mouna Swami, Mouna Swamigal, Mounasamy · Vibhuti Siddhar (for the sacred ash) · Mouna Guru Siddhar. Not to be confused with Mounasamy Mutt in Kumbakonam, or the Mouna Siddhars of Dindigul, Madurai and Tirupur.
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புகைப்படம்Mounasamy at his altar and at Maheswara Poojai. More in the gallery.
His path, in brief
From a milk round to the foot of Arunachala.
Years in brackets are to be filled by the ashram; the order is as devotees and the ashram tell it.
Year · Arrival
Comes to Tiruvannamalai
Years of sadhana around the hill; meets Maataji.
Years · Seva
Serves his guru
About ten years of guru seva, as devotees recount; learns the disciplines Maataji teaches.
Year · Mouna
Enters silence
Takes the vow of mouna; sits before the altar at Sri Mouna Swami Peetam on Girivalam Road.
Year · Today
At Thiyaneswar Amma Ashram
Lives at Vediyappanur, Adi Annamalai, under Maataji's care; daily darshan.
Darshan
Come any day. Sit. Say nothing.
Mounasamy can be seen at the ashram every day. In the evening, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM, he stands briefly to give darshan and to attend to his few needs; the rest of the day he sits in silence. Devotees sit a little away from him, hold their prayer in the mind, and leave quietly. No talking, no touching, no flash.
What devotees say
“I asked in my mind. I did not need to speak.”
Many who come to Mounasamy bring a prayer they never say aloud, and many return to say it was answered. The ashram makes no claims and sells nothing in his name. We only keep his altar lit, his body fed and his silence undisturbed — and we invite you to sit with him and see for yourself.
Two or three short devotee testimonials, with first name and town, added by the office
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Frequently asked
About Mounasamy.
Published as FAQ structured data in all four languages.
Who is Mouna Siddhar of Tiruvannamalai?
Mounasamy Siddhar, also called Mouna Siddhar, Mouna Swami or Vibhuti Siddhar, is a sadhu who has kept a vow of silence for many years and sits in meditation day and night without lying down. He is a shishya of Maataji, Sathguru Siva Sri Thiyaneswar Amma, and lives at her ashram at Adi Annamalai.
Where is Mouna Siddhar now? What is the location?
Siva Sri Thiyaneswar Amma Ashram, Thiyaneswar Veedhi, Vediyappanur Road, Adi Annamalai, Tiruvannamalai 606604 — on the Girivalam path, on the far side of the hill from Arunachaleswarar Temple. He earlier sat at Sri Mouna Swami Peetam on Girivalam Road.
What is the contact number for Mouna Siddhar darshan?
Mounasamy does not speak or use a phone. The ashram office answers for him: +91 87781 68013 (call), WhatsApp +91 90690 66768, srithiyanesamma@gmail.com.
What are the darshan timings?
He can be seen every day, and he stands to give darshan every evening from 7:00 – 8:00 PM. Satsang and annadhanam run 9–11 AM and 4–6 PM. Pournami and Deepam nights are crowded; weekday mornings are quiet.
Is Mouna Siddhar the same as Vibhuti Siddhar?
Yes. Because his body is always covered in sacred ash, many devotees and videos call him Vibhuti Siddhar. He is not connected to Mounasamy Mutt in Kumbakonam or to the Mouna Siddhars of other towns.
Can I offer something, or ask him a question?
Flowers, vibhuti and fruit may be left at his altar. Questions are held in the mind; he will not answer in words. Any seva in his name goes to the ashram's annadhanam.