Purandar Terry Mepham began practicing the Siddha Yoga teachings in the summer of 1978 after participating in a Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensive with Baba Muktananda at the Siddha Yoga Ashram in Melbourne, Australia. Purandar has been offering seva since 1981, when he served in the garden and the cowshed in Gurudev Siddha Peeth. For twenty years, Purandar offered seva in the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Perth, Australia. For two years in the early 1990s, he led the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Fremantle, Australia. From 2015 to 2017 Purandar served on staff at Shree Muktananda Ashram, offering seva in many different capacities: gardening, cooking, housekeeping, and taking photographs.

Purandar and his wife, Claire, live in Busselton, Australia, where they founded and operate a company that supports those who care for loved ones nearing the end of their lives.