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Satyananda Giri | |
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Personal | |
Born | Manamohan Mazumder 17 November 1896 Vikrampur, Bengal, British India |
Died | 2 August 1971 | (aged 74)
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Parent(s) | Mohini Mohan Majumdar (Father) Tarabasini Devi (Mother) |
Religious career | |
Guru | Yukteswar Giri |
Satyananda Giri (Bengali: স্বামী সত্যানন্দ গিরি) (17 November 1896 – 2 August 1971), is the monastic name of Manamohan Mazumder, an Indian monk and a monastic disciple of Kriya Yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. He was a close childhood friend of, and brother-disciple to, Paramahansa Yogananda. In his later monastic life, he served as the leader of several yoga training institutions in east India.