Hariharananda Giri
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| Born | Rabindranath Bhattacharya 27 May 1907 Habibpur, Bengal |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Miami, Florida, United States |
| Guru | Bijoy Krishna Chattopadhyay Yukteswar Giri Bharati Krishna Tirtha Paramahansa Yogananda Satyananda Giri |
| Philosophy | Kriya Yoga |
| Notable disciple(s) | Swami Yogeswarananda Giri Vidyadhishananda Giri Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Atmavidyananda Giri Arupananda Giri Samarpananda Giri Mangalananda Giri Brahmananda Giri Shuddananda Giri Gurukrupananda Giri Durga Chunduri Suresh Kodolikar Rajarshi Peterananda John Williams Elizabeth Tackenberg Claudia Cremers Yogi Sarveshwarananda Rajarshi Raghabananda Donald Abrams Brahmachari Swarupananda Swami Shankarananda Giri[citation needed] |
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Hariharananda Giri (Bengali: স্বামী হরিহরানন্দ গিরী) (27 May 1907 – 3 December 2002), was an Indian yogi and guru who taught in India as well as in western countries. He was born as Rabindranath Bhattacharya in the hamlet of Habibpur, on the bank of the river Ganges, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal, 65 km from Kolkata.
He was the head of the Kriya Yoga Institute, United States.[1] According to the Times of India, Hariharananda was a direct disciple of Yukteswar Giri.[2]
Biography
Hariharananda Giri, affectionately known as "Baba" to his students, was known as a Kriya Yogi in the lineage of Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Yukteswar Giri, and Paramahansa Yogananda.[2]
In 1932, Rabi went to meet the Kriya master, Yukteshwar Giri, who initiated him into Kriya Yoga, in his Serampore ashram, West Bengal. Yukteshwar Giri taught him cosmic astrology, and entreated him to come and live in his Karar Ashram at Puri, in Odisha.[3]
In 1935, he met Paramahansa Yogananda, and received the second Kriya initiation from him. In 1938, he renounced the material life and entered his guru's ashram in Puri, starting the life of an ascetic monk as Brahmachari Rabinarayan.[3]
He received the third Kriya initiation from Swami Satyananda Giri in 1941, the head of Karar Ashram and childhood friend of Paramahansa Yogananda.[2]
In the period of 1943–1945 he received fourth, fifth and sixth Kriya initiations from Shri Bhupendranath Sanyal Mahasaya, a direct disciple of Shri Lahiri Mahasaya.[citation needed]
In 1951 he got written permission from Paramahansa Yogananda to initiate and teach Kriya Yoga. He also was empowered by Shri Bhupendranath Sanyal Mahasaya to give dikshas (Kriya initiations).[citation needed]
On 27 May 1959 he took formal monastic vows from the Shankaracharya of Puri Srimad Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha and was named Swami Hariharananda Giri.[citation needed]
From 1960 to 1974, Hariharananda toured all over India to spread the message of Kriya Yoga. In 1971 he became the fourth president (sadhusabhapati) of Karar Ashram[citation needed] and succeeded Satyananda Giri.
Hariharananda resided at the ashram he founded at Homestead, Florida, for several years prior to his death in Miami in December 2002[1] and was buried at Balighai, in Orissa, that same month.[4]
Notable disciples are Paramahansa Atmananda, Paramahansa Prajnananda, Swami Sarveshwarananda, Swami Premananda Giri, Br. Swarupananda Giri, Sarveshwar Ananda Giri, and Swami Vidyadhishananda Giri.
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References
Further reading
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External links
- Hariharananda Giri at Kriya Yoga Institute website.
- Karar Ashram Puri
- Kriya Yoga Mission
- EngvarB from August 2014
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- 1907 births
- 2002 deaths
- 20th-century monks
- 20th-century Hindu religious leaders
- Hindu writers
- Indian spiritual writers
- Indian Hindu missionaries
- Indian Hindu monks
- Indian yogis
- Kriya yogis
- Bengali Hindus
- Bengali people
- People from Nadia district
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