Vishnudevananda Saraswati
Male, Deceased Person
1927 – 1993
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Who was Vishnudevananda Saraswati?
Vishnudevananda Saraswati was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati, and founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and Ashrams. He established the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course, one of the first yoga teacher training programs in the West. His books The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga and Meditation and Mantras established him as an authority on Hatha and Raja yoga. Vishnudevananda was a tireless peace activist who rode in several "peace flights" over places of conflict, including the Berlin Wall prior to German reunification.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1927
Kerala - Also known as
- Свами Вишнудевананда Сарасвати
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Nov 9, 1993
Mangalore
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on July 23, 2013
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