Lahiri Mahasaya

Shyama Charan Lahiri
Lahiri Mahasaya in the lotus position or Padmasana
Personal
Born
Shyama Charan Lahiri

(1828-09-30)30 September 1828
Died26 September 1895(1895-09-26) (aged 66)
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
SchoolKriya Yoga
Signature
Organization
PhilosophyYoga
Religious career
GuruMahavatar Babaji
HonorsYogiraj, Kashi Baba

Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga school. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji.[1] According to the book America's Alternative Religions by Timothy Miller, Lahiri Mahasaya's life was described in Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi as a demonstration of the spiritual attainment that could be achieved by a householder "living fully in the world".[2] A part of Lahiri Mahasaya's face is pictured on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[3]

  1. ^ Jones, Constance; Ryan, James (2008). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Internet Archive. New York : Checkmark Books, an imprint of Infobase Publishing. pp. 255–256. ISBN 978-0-8160-7336-8.
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  3. ^ "Who Are All Those People in SGT Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Spacious Planet". Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2023.