The Vishishtadvaita Ramanuja, considered a saint in Sri Sampradaya, who fled persecution by the Shaiva Chola dynasty of Tamil Nadu, spent from 1098 to 1122 in Karnataka. He first lived in Tondanur and then moved to Melukote where the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple and a well-organised matha were built.
Ramanuja, a saint in Sri Sampradaya, who escaped persecution by the Shaiva Chola dynasty of Tamil Nadu from 1098 to 1122, lived in Karnataka. He initially resided in Tondanur and later moved to Melukote where the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple and a well-organized matha were constructed.