 His contemporaries such as Sridhara Ayyavaal and Sri Bhagvan Nama Bodendral of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam lived in the nearby areas at that time.Shiva ramakrishna left his home in search of Truth.He became the sishya of Sri Paramasivendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.