Lahiri Mahasaya

Shyama Charan Lahiri
Shyama Charan Lahiri
	Lahiri Mahasaya in the lotus position or Padmasana
Personal
Born	Shyama Charan Lahiri; 30 September 1828; Ghurni village, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (Present day in Nadia district, West Bengal, India)
Died	26 September 1895 (aged 66); Benares, United Provinces, British Raj
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
School	Kriya Yoga
Signature
Organization
Philosophy	Yoga
Religious career
Guru	Mahavatar Babaji
	Disciples Yukteswar Giri; Tinkouri Lahiri; Panchanan Bhattacharya; Keshavananda Brahmachari;
Honors	Yogiraj, Kashi Baba

Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga school. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji.^[1] According to the book America's Alternative Religions by Timothy Miller, Lahiri Mahasaya's life was described in Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi as a demonstration of the spiritual attainment that could be achieved by a householder "living fully in the world".^[2] A part of Lahiri Mahasaya's face is pictured on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.^[3]

^ Jones, Constance; Ryan, James (2008). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Internet Archive. New York : Checkmark Books, an imprint of Infobase Publishing. pp. 255–256. ISBN 978-0-8160-7336-8.
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Who Are All Those People in SGT Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Spacious Planet". Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[:0-1] Jones, Constance; Ryan, James (2008). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Internet Archive. New York : Checkmark Books, an imprint of Infobase Publishing. pp. 255–256. ISBN 978-0-8160-7336-8.

[:1-2] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Who Are All Those People in SGT Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Spacious Planet". Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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