Sivananda Saraswati (or Swami Sivananda; 8 September 1887 – 14 July 1963) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied medicine and served in British Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. He lived most of his life near Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh.
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Sivananda Saraswati 8 September 1887 Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Died |
14 July 1963 (aged 75) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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