Swami Purushottamananda

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Swami Purushottamananda (1931-2005) was born on June 14, 1931 at Moodahadu, a village near Saligrama in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka (India) as Ramachandra Bayari. He completed matriculation and served as a teacher in Malpe and Madikeri. He joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1960 as a brahmacharin at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama (presently Ramakrishna Math), Bull Temple Road, Bangalore. He was an initiated disciple of Swami Yatishwarananda, the then president of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Bangalore and Vice President of the Ramakrishna Order. He, as brahmachari Mukunda Chaitanya, underwent probationer's training at the Belur Math, headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission for two years. He served at the Bangalore centre for about 33 years (up to 1993), and successfully managed several of its activities. During this time, as in-charge of Vivekananda Balaka Sangha and Vivekananda Yuvaka Sangha (the twin organizations for the character development of youth), he guided and won the hearts of thousands of students. He was always a centre of attraction for the youth, especially those with an inclination for renunciation and service. Many young men and women have taken to the life of spirituality and service by his inspiration, several of whom later joined the Ramakrishna Math and the Sarada Math. During May 1993 - Nov 2000, Swami Purushottamanandaji Maharaj served as the President of the Ramakrishna Saradashram at Ponnampet, Kodagu; and conducted a number of spiritual retreats and o

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