Although he advocated a spiritual teaching imbued with great simplicity, based on introspection and metaphysical questioning, Ramana Maharshi remains shrouded in an aura of mystery and extraordinary phenomena. This 20th century Indian sage impressed his disciples with multiple paranormal abilities that reinforced his status as an enlightened master.

One of the most striking miracles he was the scene of occurred one day when he was plunged into an intense samadhi meditation. A venomous snake, a formidable Indian viper, then came to coil around his motionless body, without however injuring him. Maharshi remained entwined by the deadly reptile for many hours, unperturbed, before the animal finally left on its own.

Numerous eyewitnesses also report having observed his body radiate a blinding light on multiple occasions during his deepest mystical trances. Luminous phenomena that remain unexplained.

Ramana Maharshi is also credited with remarkable gifts of clairvoyance that informed him of people's states of mind and situations even before their arrival at the ashram. His extensive knowledge in fields such as astronomy or traditional medicine without ever having studied the intricacies astonished his disciples.

But one of the most prodigious accounts associated with him is undoubtedly the one relating how he reportedly regenerated a charred piece of wood to give it back in the form of a knot to a destitute villager who had come to ask for alms. An apparent transgression of the laws of nature that defied understanding.

Over the years, this aura of mystery surrounding the figure of Ramana Maharshi has only grown stronger, fueled by a multitude of incredible testimonies from India but also from the West, where his teachings have also gained great popularity. A mysticism that has definitely anchored the character in the legend of the great modern Indian sages.