Originally a Tamil from Sri Lanka, Kumar had an ashram and orphanage there, in Matale.
He moved to India with his followers in 1984 to escape the Sri Lankan Civil War, bringing with him undocumented Sri Lankan orphans who had been in his care.
 He initially opened an ashram in a rented building in Tiruchirappalli, then moved to Fatimanagar in 1989.
The ashram there covered 150 acres of land with plantations of flowers, fruit, and teak.
The ashram served as a shelter for women and orphan children.
About 200 people lived in the ashram, most of Sri Lankan origin.
Branches of the ashram later opened in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, and other countries.
Originally a Tamil from Sri Lanka, Kumar had an ashram and orphanage there, in Matale. He moved to India with his followers in 1984 to escape the Sri Lankan Civil War, bringing with him undocumented Sri Lankan orphans who had been in his care.  He initially opened an ashram in a rented building in Tiruchirappalli, then moved to Fatimanagar in 1989. The ashram there covered 150 acres of land with plantations of flowers, fruit, and teak. The ashram served as a shelter for women and orphan children. About 200 people lived in the ashram, most of Sri Lankan origin. Branches of the ashram later opened in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, and other countries.
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