Balagangadharanatha Swamiji

Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
Born (1945-01-18)18 January 1945 4.44AM
Bananduru, Bidadi, Ramanagara District, Bengaluru, India
Died 13 January 2013(2013-01-13) (aged 67)
BGS Global Hospital, Bengaluru

Shri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji (18 January 1945 – 13 January 2013) was an Indian religious leader who was the seer of Adichunchanagiri, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya district. He was awarded Padma Bhushana, India's third highest civilian honour for the year 2010.[1][2]

Swamiji was born to Shri Chikkalinge Gowda and Smt. Boramma as Gangadharaiah. He Was Born In A Kannada Vokkaliga Community (Farming Community) [3] He had five siblings - two brothers and three sisters. Shri Gangadharaiah completed his graduation in diploma Science from Government Arts & Science College, Bengaluru. Motivated by the desire to serve God and the people, he chose the spiritual way of life.

Initiated at the age of nineteen, Shri Swamiji spent his initial years mastering the Vedas and other sacred texts under the tutelage of his Guru Shri Ramanandanatha Swamiji.

Shri Shri Shri Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji took over as the 71st Pontiff of the ancient Natha Center of Worship, Shri Adichunchanagiri Math, on 24 September 1974 at the age of 30. He was of the line of Shri Bhakthanatha Swamiji, Shri Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji and Shri Ramanandanatha Swamiji of the ‘Natha Pantha’ (Parampare).

Balagangadharanatha Swami Passed Away(Bhairavaikya) on 13 January 2013 due to kidney failure. He was undergoing treatment at BGS Global Hospital in Kengeri after his blood pressure went out of control during dialysis.[4]

The mutt witnessed a revolutionary progress under his leadership with several of his flagship projects in education, religion and social service. The seer focused on providing humanitarian services including providing basic necessities like food, education and health for lakhs of people during the last four decades.

Awards

YearAward NameAwarded by
1990National UnityGlobal Economic Council, New Delhi
1993AwardHindu Temples Samiti, California
1993AwardKaranataka Samskruthika Sanga, South California
1993Abhinava VivekanandaWorld Religion Conference, Chicago
2002Parisara RathnaKarnataka Government
2006Vidya SamratJain Swamiji Staying in Karnataka
2007Seva SooryaNivarana, Bangalore
2007Sanathana DharmarathnaSouth Amarica & Europe Country Hindu Temples Parishat
2007DoctorateInternational Hindu Vedic University, The United States
2008Akshaya SanthaNagamangala People
2009DoctorateIndira Gandhi University of Medical Sciences
2009DoctorateBangalore University
June 2009SaadhanaacharyaMandya District Citizens
2010Padma Bhushan[5]Govt of India

See also

References

  1. ↑ Padma Bhushan for Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Raises Questions Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Police cane ashram devotees
  3. ↑ "About BGS Sri Adhichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt". Acmbgs.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  4. ↑ "Balagangadharanatha Swamiji passes away". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  5. ↑ Padma Bhushan Awards (2010–2019)
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