Swami Ghanananda Saraswati

Swami Ghanananda
Born(1937-09-12)12 September 1937
Senya Beraku, Central Region, Ghana
Died18 January 2016(2016-01-18) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Swami
Śishya of Swami Krishnananda

Ghanananda Saraswati (born Kewsi Essel; 12 September 1937 – 18 January 2016), commonly known as Swami Ghanananda, was a prominent swami (sannyasi) of the indigenous Hindu community in Ghana, and the first Hindu swami of African ancestry. He was initiated as a swami by the late Swami Krishnananda of India in 1975, and was head of the Hindu Monastery of Africa in Accra, Ghana.

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