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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	*[~~http~~://www.~~phx-ult-lodge~~.org/~~Doctrine%20of%20the%20Bhagavad%20Gita%20Bhavani%20Shankar~~.html The Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita]		*[https://www.ultindia.org/books/other/bg-pbs.html The Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita]

	==Online resources==		==Online resources==

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	[[File:Bhavani Shankar.jpg\|right~~\|100px~~\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, ~~December 1884~~]]		[[File:Bhavani Shankar, ULT Bangalore.jpg\|200px\|right\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, portrait from ULT Bangalore]]
	'''Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar''', also known as Bhavani Rao, was an early associate of the [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He retained a lifelong interest in [[Theosophy]] until his death in 1936. He was a [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]].		'''Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar''', also known as Bhavani Rao, was an early associate of the [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He retained a lifelong interest in [[Theosophy]] until his death in 1936. He was a [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]].

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	== Involvement with Mahatma Letters ==		== Involvement with Mahatma Letters ==
			[[File:Bhavani Shankar.jpg\|right\|100px\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, December 1884]]
	Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:		Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:

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	==Online resources==		==Online resources==
	*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/mahatmaa.htm Statement of Mr. Bhavani Shankar] published by The Blavatsky Archives Online.		*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/mahatmaa.htm Statement of Mr. Bhavani Shankar] published by The Blavatsky Archives Online.
			*[https://blavatskytheosophy.com/the-teachings-of-bhavani-shankar/ The Teachings of Bhavani Shankar] at BlavatskyTheosophy.com.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:		Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:

	<blockquote>I was staying with Sinnett at Allahabad. H.P.B. was at Bombay. One night, Sinnett asked me to try and get a letter through to ‘Master K.H.’ He gave me the sealed letter. I went to bed, putting the letter under my pillow. I was trying to read, but my curiosity made me look under my pillow once ~~---~~ the letter was still there ~~---~~ twice ~~---~~ the letter was still there ~~---~~ but the third time I looked it had gone, and I distinctly saw the shadowy outlines of the Master K.H.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>I was staying with Sinnett at Allahabad. H.P.B. was at Bombay. One night, Sinnett asked me to try and get a letter through to ‘Master K.H.’ He gave me the sealed letter. I went to bed, putting the letter under my pillow. I was trying to read, but my curiosity made me look under my pillow once – the letter was still there – twice – the letter was still there – but the third time I looked it had gone, and I distinctly saw the shadowy outlines of the Master K.H.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>

	He received some letters from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]]:		He received some letters from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]]:

	<blockquote>H.P.B. again absent. I was in the train with Colonel Olcott and Damodar. A letter from Master K.H. was ~~---~~ by no normal means ~~---~~ put inside my leather satchel-purse, the strap of which was around my neck, the bag itself being in a deep pocket of my costume. The letter was not there when we started. The letter was addressed to me.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>H.P.B. again absent. I was in the train with Colonel Olcott and Damodar. A letter from Master K.H. was – by no normal means – put inside my leather satchel-purse, the strap of which was around my neck, the bag itself being in a deep pocket of my costume. The letter was not there when we started. The letter was addressed to me.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>

			The originals of these letters have not been published or identified.

	== Witnessing visits of Masters ==		== Witnessing visits of Masters ==

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	[[File:Bhavani Shankar.jpg\|right\|100px\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, December 1884]]		[[File:Bhavani Shankar.jpg\|right\|100px\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, December 1884]]
	'''Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar''' was an early associate of the [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]]~~, and~~ retained a lifelong interest in [[Theosophy]] until his death in 1936. He was a [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]].		'''Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar''', also known as Bhavani Rao, was an early associate of the [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He retained a lifelong interest in [[Theosophy]] until his death in 1936. He was a [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]].

			According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)\|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br>
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			Bhavani Rao or Bhavani Shanker, a [[Chela\|chela]] who lived for a while at the headquarters of the [[Theosophical Society\|TS]] in [[Bombay, India\|Bombay]]. He was present there with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|HPB]] and others at the time of the [[The Vega Incident\|"Vega incident"]] connected with the medium [[William Eglinton\|Eglinton]]... He traveled some with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|HSO]] about India and was with him at [[Allahabad, India]] at the [[A. P. Sinnett\|APS]] home at the time of the [[Plaster Plaque (phenomenon)\|plaster cast phenomenon]] on March 11, 1881. Probably he is the person referred to by APS on p. 222 of [[The Occult World (book)\|OW]], who transmitted some messages for him at [[Allahabad, India\|Allahabad]]. According to [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)\|SH]], p. 165, he was one of a group at the headquarters of the TS (then in Bombay) in January 1882, to whom [[Morya\|M]] appeared. [[Ross Scott]], [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]], "and others" were in the group. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)\|ML]] index; [[The Occult World (book)\|OW]], pp. 130, 222; [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)\|D]], pp. 191, 331; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)\|SH]] index.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 219-220.</ref>
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			== Involvement with Mahatma Letters ==
	Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:		Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:

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	<blockquote>H.P.B. again absent. I was in the train with Colonel Olcott and Damodar. A letter from Master K.H. was --- by no normal means --- put inside my leather satchel-purse, the strap of which was around my neck, the bag itself being in a deep pocket of my costume. The letter was not there when we started. The letter was addressed to me.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>H.P.B. again absent. I was in the train with Colonel Olcott and Damodar. A letter from Master K.H. was --- by no normal means --- put inside my leather satchel-purse, the strap of which was around my neck, the bag itself being in a deep pocket of my costume. The letter was not there when we started. The letter was addressed to me.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>

			== Witnessing visits of Masters ==

	He saw some of the Masters in their [[Astral Body\|subtle body]]:		He saw some of the Masters in their [[Astral Body\|subtle body]]:

	<blockquote>In the month of January 1884, I was at Jubbulpore with Brother Nivaran Chandra Mookerjee, who was then the Secretary of [the local branch of] the Theosophical Society. One night, while I was with him, I was [talking] to some twenty-seven members of that Branch and they were listening to me with great attention. On a sudden, there was deathlike silence for some time. I then felt the influence of Madame Blavatsky’s Venerated Master [Morya], and it was so strong that I could not bear it. The current of electricity generated by an electromagnetic battery is nothing when compared with that current generated by the trained will of an Adept. When a Mahatma means to show himself to a chela, he sends off a current of electricity to the chela indicating his approach. It was this influence which I felt at that time. A few minutes after, the Mahatma [Morya] was actually present in the room where the meeting of the members was held and was seen by me and Bro. Nivaran while some of the members only felt the influence. All the members would have seen him much more vividly, had it not been for the fact that he did not materialize himself much more objectively. I have seen the same Mahatma, several times in his [astral] double during my travels in the North [of India]. Not only have I seen Madame B.’s Master in his double but also my venerated Guru Deva "K.H." I have also seen Master [K.H.] in his physical body.<ref>[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/1714# ''The Esoteric World of Mme. Blavatsky'' Chapter 12] by Daniel Caldwell</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>
			In the month of January 1884, I was at Jubbulpore with Brother Nivaran Chandra Mookerjee, who was then the Secretary of [the local branch of] the Theosophical Society. One night, while I was with him, I was [talking] to some twenty-seven members of that Branch and they were listening to me with great attention. On a sudden, there was deathlike silence for some time. I then felt the influence of Madame Blavatsky’s Venerated Master [Morya], and it was so strong that I could not bear it. The current of electricity generated by an electromagnetic battery is nothing when compared with that current generated by the trained will of an Adept. When a Mahatma means to show himself to a chela, he sends off a current of electricity to the chela indicating his approach. It was this influence which I felt at that time. A few minutes after, the Mahatma [Morya] was actually present in the room where the meeting of the members was held and was seen by me and Bro. Nivaran while some of the members only felt the influence. All the members would have seen him much more vividly, had it not been for the fact that he did not materialize himself much more objectively. I have seen the same Mahatma, several times in his [astral] double during my travels in the North [of India]. Not only have I seen Madame B.’s Master in his double but also my venerated Guru Deva "K.H." I have also seen Master [K.H.] in his physical body.<ref>[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/1714# ''The Esoteric World of Mme. Blavatsky'' Chapter 12] by Daniel Caldwell</ref>
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	At least in one ~~ocassion~~, he met his Master in his physical body:		At least in one occasion, he met his Master in his physical body:

	<blockquote>I was alone in Berabanki, near Lucknow, Oudh. H.P.B. was in Bombay, when I received a letter from the ‘Master K.H.’ bidding me go and see him in Kashmir. I recognised the Master’s writing. . . . I went to Kashmir, and I saw the Master in his physical body.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>I was alone in Berabanki, near Lucknow, Oudh. H.P.B. was in Bombay, when I received a letter from the ‘Master K.H.’ bidding me go and see him in Kashmir. I recognised the Master’s writing. . . . I went to Kashmir, and I saw the Master in his physical body.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>
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	<blockquote>I was alone in Berabanki, near Lucknow, Oudh. H.P.B. was in Bombay, when I received a letter from the ‘Master K.H.’ bidding me go and see him in Kashmir. I recognised the Master’s writing. . . . I went to Kashmir, and I saw the Master in his physical body.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>I was alone in Berabanki, near Lucknow, Oudh. H.P.B. was in Bombay, when I received a letter from the ‘Master K.H.’ bidding me go and see him in Kashmir. I recognised the Master’s writing. . . . I went to Kashmir, and I saw the Master in his physical body.<ref>[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/finchhpb.htm# H. P. Blavatsky and Phenomena] by Laura I. Finch</ref></blockquote>

	<blockquote>On [[December 15\|15 December]] 1883, he wrote a letter to [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]] from Moradabad, telling him he had met his guru (Damodar 331-2 / MTL 271-2 / ICM 10-13). KH confirmed that such a meeting had taken place in a letter to [[Pran Nath]] (LMW 1:26-7).<ref>[http://davidpratt.info/johnson2.htm# The Theosophical Mahatmas] by David Pratt</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>On [[December 15\|15 December]] 1883, he wrote a letter to [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]] from Moradabad, telling him he had met his guru (Damodar 331-2 / MTL 271-2 / ICM 10-13). KH confirmed that such a meeting had taken place in [[Mahatma Letter to Pran Nath - LMW 1 No. 6\|a letter]] to [[Pran Nath]] (LMW 1:26-7).<ref>[http://davidpratt.info/johnson2.htm# The Theosophical Mahatmas] by David Pratt</ref></blockquote>

	After [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]] published his book [[The Occult World (book)\|''The Occult World'']] where he talked about the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]], some [[Spiritualism\|Spiritualists]] claimed the Masters were but [[Mediumship#Spirit guides\|disembodied spirits]]. Bhavani Shankar and [[Martandrao Babaji Nagnath\|Martandrao B. Nagnath]] sent a letter to the London ''Spiritualist'' saying the following:		After [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]] published his book [[The Occult World (book)\|''The Occult World'']] where he talked about the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]], some [[Spiritualism\|Spiritualists]] claimed the Masters were but [[Mediumship#Spirit guides\|disembodied spirits]]. Bhavani Shankar and [[Martandrao Babaji Nagnath\|Martandrao B. Nagnath]] sent a letter to the London ''Spiritualist'' saying the following:

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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	*[http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/~~doctrine_of_the_bhagavad_git~~.~~htm~~ The Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita]		*[http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/Doctrine%20of%20the%20Bhagavad%20Gita%20Bhavani%20Shankar.html The Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita]

	==Online resources==		==Online resources==

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	[[File:Bhavani Shankar.jpg\|right\|100px\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, December 1884]]		[[File:Bhavani Shankar.jpg\|right\|100px\|thumb\|Bhavani Shankar, December 1884]]
	'''Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar''' was a [[~~chela~~]] of [[~~Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.~~]]~~. He~~ retained a lifelong interest in [[Theosophy]] until his death in 1936.		'''Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar''' was an early associate of the [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]], and retained a lifelong interest in [[Theosophy]] until his death in 1936. He was a [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]].

	Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:		Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett\|Mr. Sinnett]]. He wrote:

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