Satyananda Giri
Satyananda Giri | |
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Swami Satyananda in the lotus position | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Manamohan Mazumder 17 November 1896 Vikrampur, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 2 August 1971 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Parent(s) | Mohini Mohan Majumdar (Father) Tarabasini Devi (Mother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| 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.