India, Republic, 2006 AD., Jagath Guru Sree Narayana Gurudev 150th birth anniversary commemorative, Mumbai mint, 5 Rupees, KM 355a.

India, Republic, 150th birth anniversary of Jagath Guru Sree Narayana Gurudev commemorative issue, Mumbai mint, no year of issue (2006 AD.), issued in September, 2006 for general circulation,
5 Rupees (23 mm / 6,00 g), stainless steel (83 % iron, 17 % chromium) , 6,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage ? , medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), security edge,
Obv.: जगत गुरु श्री नारायणा गुरुदेव JAGATH GURU SREE NARAYANA GURUDEV , his bust facing, flanked on the left upper periphery with the words"JAGATH GURU SREE NARAYANA GURUDEV" in Hindi and on the right upper periphery in English, dotted circle.
Rev.: भारत INDIA / सत्यमेव जयते / रूपये 5 RUPEES , ("Bharat" INDIA / Satyameva Jayate" / "Rupaye" 5 RUPEES) , Ashoka Lion Capital in center, motto "Satyameva Jayate" below ( सत्यमेव जयते; literal "Truth Alone Triumphs"), country name and denomination in Hindi and English, dotted circle.
KM 355a . ( also issued in copper-nickel, KM 355 )

Year / Mint Mark / Mint
2006 / ♦ / Mumbai Mint

Jagath Guru Sree Narayana Gurudev, (1855 - 1928), was a great Saint, Philosopher, Social Reformer, Spiritual teacher and Poet of Kerala (India) who preached "Oru jati, oru matham, oru daivam manushyanu (meaning: one caste, one religion, one God for humanity)".
Nārāyana Guru, also seen as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhu and social reformer of India. The Guru was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities like the Ezhavas faced much social injustices in the caste-ridden Kerala society. Gurudevan, as he was fondly known to his followers, led Reform movement in Kerala, revolted against casteism and worked on propagating new values of freedom in spirituality and of social equality, thereby transforming the Kerala society and as such he is adored as a prophet.
Nārāyana Guru is revered for his Vedic knowledge, poetic proficiency, openness to the views of others, non-violent philosophy and his resolve to set aright social wrongs. Nārāyana Guru was instrumental in setting the spiritual foundations for social reform in today's Kerala and was one of the most successful social reformers who tackled caste issues in India. He demonstrated a path to social emancipation without invoking the dualism of the oppressed and the oppressor.
Guru stressed the need for the spiritual and social upliftment of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process he brushed aside the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu religious convention of Chaturvarna.