Rayara Brindavana at Bichale

One of the most well-known and perhaps the most famous disciples of Raghavendra Swamy is Appannacharya. Appannacharya was to Raghavendra what Purandara was to Vyasa Raja in his earlier avatar. It was Appannacharya who drew upon Rayaru’s vast knowledge and taught the many hundreds of students who thronged his Gurukula at Bichale. The Gurukula had no building but it was an open place at the Japada Katte. The students went around the small village of Bichale and collected alms. During his lifetime, Appannacharya composed many slokas in praise of Raghavendra Swamy. All these slokas were originally in Sanskrit.