YSS Math - Dakshineswar

SRI SRI PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
Author of Autobiography of a Yogi

About Dakshineswar Ashram

In 1917, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda founded Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS). Yogoda Satsanga Math at Dakshineswar serves as the registered headquarters of YSS. The history of the YSS ashram at Dakshineswar dates back to 1939, when the Math was established. The property at Dakshineswar with its stately building and serene surroundings was greatly cherished by Paramahansaji. In 1951, while addressing a large audience during the Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in America, he envisioned that Dakshineswar ashram will be visited by devotees from different parts of India and all ...

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