PRDS janmadhinamaholsavam|Poyikayil sreekumara gurudevan|പഴമയേറും ശങ്കരമംഗലം

#PRDS #POYIKAYILAPPACHAN The PRDS has its head office located at Eraviperoor, Pathanamthitta. The PRDS rejected both Christianity and Hinduism, and preached that God would send an incarnation to liberate the slaves.Now PRDS has hundreds of Shaka(Branch)s and thousands of devotees across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. PRDS also runs schools and colleges.Poykayil Sreekumara Gurudevan, on seeing discrimination prevailing against the Depressed class in the Christian Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, left Marthoma Church and started the new organization - PRDS. He renamed himself as Poykayil Sree Kumara Devan.He even made efforts to convince his Hindu and Christian Brothers to become members of PRDS. He convinced many fellow Dalits to leave what he regarded as superstitious beliefs, and to stop practicing "black magic" and sacrificing animals. He taught the members of his faith to observe cleanliness and lead a life of high moral standard. He evolved a common prayer in the name of the incarnate God. His followers prayed in separate prayer halls.Poikayil Yohannaan bought approximately 125 acres of land in different parts of Travancore for the use of PRDS.