Estimates based on archaeology and text range from Briggs' 11th- to 12th-century to Baba Farid documents and Jnanesvari manuscripts leading Abbott to connect Gorakhnath to the 13th-century, to Grierson who relying on evidence discovered in Gujarat suggests the 14th-century.
Historians vary in their estimate on when Gorakhnath lived. Gorakhnath, his ideas and yogis have been highly popular in rural India, with monasteries and temples dedicated to him found in many states of India, particularly in the eponymous city of Gorakhpur. Gorakhnath championed Yoga, spiritual discipline and an ethical life of self-determination as a means to reaching samadhi and one's own spiritual truths. He did not emphasise a specific metaphysical theory or a particular Truth, but emphasised that the search for Truth and the spiritual life is a valuable and normal goal of man. Gorakhnath is considered a Maha-yogi (or great yogi) in the Hindu tradition. Estimates based on archaeology and text range from Briggs' 15th- to 12th-century to Grierson's estimate of the 14th-century. Historians state Gorakhnath lived sometime during the first half of the 2nd millennium CE, but they disagree in which century. Hagiographies describe him as more than a human teacher and someone outside the laws of time who appeared on earth in different ages. He was one of nine saints also known as Navnath and is widely popular in Maharashtra, India and dumgaon, Uttarakhand (where there worshipers do difficult tapasya in himalayas for a month sometimes 6 months or more). These followers are called yogis, Gorakhnathi, Darshani or Kanphata. His followers are found in India at the place known as Garbhagiri which is in Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, saint who was the influential founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement in India and Nepal He is considered one of the two notable disciples of Matsyendranath. Goraka Siddar temples are present elsewhere also, inside Thanjavur Big Temple and other places.Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath, c. Mid-size plain well-maintained popularHistory Korakkar is also known to be associated with Palani Murugan statue. It is then tied to a nearby railing of sthala vriksha. People also write their wishes and problems on paper, which priest gets blessed from Siddha and then ties thread around it. Unlike in North Poigainallur, the Samadhi of Korakkar here is in the Sivan temple itself.Korakkar samadhi in Poigainallur is underground over which a silver pedestal is there on which his feet are engraved.
Parur, Mangalampettai, which 12km north-west of Virudhachalam). There is another place named Korakkar Siddhar Jeevasamadhi & Vishwanathar Sivan Kovil, located in M. All Sidhdhars, except Gorakkar took their samadhi inside Shiva temples. Korakkar is one of the Tamil 18 Siddhars.
Agathiyar is said to have given Korakkar is the duty of safeguarding the secrets of alchemy. Known as Goraknath amongst the Navnath yogis, Korakkar wrote verse texts on medicine, philosophy and alchemy. North Poigainallur has Jeev Samadhi of Korakkar Siddha who is also known as Gorakka Siddhar or Guru Gorakhnath (Gorakhnath, one of nine gurus or Nava naths is different!). North Poigainallur is one of the most important kshetras of Nath sampradaay, as well as of Siddha tradition in Tamil Nadu.