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Swami Gaganananda (21 August 1974 – Present) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta. He was born at Bhimavaram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh at 02.05am for Dr. Vishwanadha Sarma & Smt. Jayalakshmi as a Rig-Vedic Brahmin. He hails from the family in which Yoga is a family lineage for the last 300 years. He was initiated into Yoga practice from his grandfather Yogacharya Gangadhara Shastry from Vemulpalli Village in Andhra Pradesh.

Swami Gaganananda studied Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy medicine from Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar in 2002 and later served in Indian Foreign Mission as a Cultural diplomat for several years before settling in USA since 2018. He lived most of his life near at Tapovan village in Rishikesh. He founded Gaganananda Mission at Rishikesh, India on 18th February 2011, and author of over 100 books on yoga, Vedanta, and a variety of subjects. He established Gaganananda Ashram at Vemulapalli village in the Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh state.

Gaganananda Yoga, the yoga form propagated by his disciples from Japan, China, Indonesia, Vietnam & USA, is now spread in many parts of the world through Gaganananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. These centres are not affiliated with Gaganananda Mission. Visit www.gaganananda.com for more details.