| Vedanta Society of New York | |
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  Location in Manhattan | |
| General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Heritage place, religious organization |
| Address | 34 West 71st Street |
| Town or city | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′33.6″N 73°58′40.8″W / 40.776000°N 73.978000°W |
| Inaugurated | November 1894 |
| Owner | Ramakrishna Mission |
| Website | |
| vedantany.org | |
Vedanta Society of New York (VSNY) was the first Vedanta Society founded by the Indian Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda in New York in November 1894.[1][2][3][4] In 1897, Swami Abhedananda, another disciple of Ramakrishna, came to the United States and took charge of the society. He was the president of the society until 1921. The Vedanta Society is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Math religious monastic order and the Ramakrishna Mission.
- ^ Gupta 1986, pp. 118–119
- ^ Rinehart 2004, p. 391
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Vedanta Society of New York historywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jackson, Carl (1994). Vedanta for the West. Indiana University Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-253-33098-X.
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