Impact
Sociologically speaking, Ayya Vaikundar was the first to succeed as a social reformer in launching political struggle, social renaissance as well as religious reformation in the country. In addition it also created many social changes in the southern India impinging greatly on society highly resulting in social and self-respect movements broke out such as Upper cloth agitation, Temple entry agitation and other movements including that of Narayana Guru, Chattampi Swamikal, Vallalar, Ayyankali etc.
There is also a view that Swami Vivekananda too was influenced by Ayyavazhi teachings. Historians view that that Vivekananda visited the Swamithope Pathi during his visit to Kanyakumari in December 1892 and he was impressed by the principles behind rituals of this monistic faith, such as wearing a head gear during worship in temple, worshipping in front of mirror etc., and started wearing a turban from then on. Dr. Poulose suggests that Vivekananda received some spiritual instructions from the disciples of Ayya Vaikundar.
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