Nilachala Saraswata Sangha

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Nilachala Saraswata Sangha (NSS),^{[citation needed]} (Oriya: ନୀଳାଚଳ ସାରସ୍ବତ ସଂଘ; Hindi: नीलाचल सारस्वत संघ) is a religious organization that was founded by Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa Dev exclusively for his household devotees in Odisha on 24 August 1934 at Nilachala Kutir, Puri, India.^[1]

NSS is one of the spiritual foundations of Swami Nigamananda after Saraswata Matha, established at Kokilamukh, Jorhat, in 1912. The "Sangha" focus only on spirituality (धर्म नित्ति, dharma nitti) with three core objectives: formation of ideal family, combined of Sangha Power, and exchange of spiritual thoughts.^{[citation needed]}

Banamali Dash was the first president of this Sangha,^[2] subsequently Durga Charan Mohanty became its Secretary and Parichalaka or Administer.^[3]