Panchanan Bhattacharya

Panchanan Bhattacharya
Panchanan Bhattacharya
Personal
Born	1853 Kolkata, Bengal, British India
Died	1919 (aged 65–66)
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Philosophy	Kriya Yoga
Religious career
Guru	Lahiri Mahasaya
Disciples Srish Chandra Mukherjee Bamandev Banerjee Harimohan Banerjee Netai Charan Banerjee Barada Charan Majumdar Kumarnath Mukherjee Jeevanlal Choudhury Nagendranath Choudhury

Panchanan Bhattacharya (Bengali: পঞ্চানন ভট্টাচার্য) (1853–1919) was a disciple of the Indian Yogi Lahiri Mahasaya. He was the first disciple to be authorized by Lahiri Mahasaya to initiate others into Kriya Yoga, and helped to spread Lahiri Mahasaya's teachings in Bengal through his Arya Mission Institution.^{[1] [2]}