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{{Infobox Hindu leader<br />
| name = Hariharananda Giri<br />
| image = Swami-hariharananda-giri.jpg<br />
| caption = Hariharananda Giri<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| birth_name = Rabindranath Bhattacharya<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1907|5|27}}<br />
| birth_place = Habibpur, [[Bengal]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|12|3|1907|5|27}}<br />
| death_place = Miami, Florida, United States<br />
| order = Kriya Yoga Lineage<br />
| guru = Bijoy Krishna Chattopadhyay<br/>[[Yukteswar Giri]]<br/>[[Bharati Krishna Tirthaji|Bharati Krishna Tirtha]]<br>[[Paramahansa Yogananda]]<br>[[Satyananda Giri]]<br />
| disciples = Sri Swarupananda Brahmachari <br />
Kolkata<br />
India<br />
| philosophy = [[Kriya Yoga]]<br />
| signature = Hariharanan S J0001.jpg<br />
}}<br />
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'''Hariharananda Giri''' ({{lang-bn|স্বামী হরিহরানন্দ গিরী}}) (27 May 1907 – 3 December 2002), was an Indian [[yoga|yogi]] and [[guru]] who taught in India as well as in [[West|western countries]]. He was born '''Rabindranath Bhattacharya''' in [[Nadia district]], West Bengal. He was the head of the Kriya Yoga Institute, United States, and founder worldwide [[Kriya Yoga Centers]].<ref name="JonesRyan1">{{cite encyclopedia |surname=Jones |given=Constance A. |surname2=Ryan |given2=James D. |title=Kriya Yoga Centers |pages=248–249 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Hinduism |url={{Google books|OgMmceadQ3gC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |year=2007 |place=New York |publisher=Facts On File |isbn=978-0-8160-5458-9 |series=Encyclopedia of World Religions. [[J. Gordon Melton]], Series Editor |archive-url=https://archive.org/stream/ConstanceA.JonesJamesD.RyanEncyclopediaOfHinduism/Constance%20A.%20Jones%2C%20James%20D.%20Ryan%20Encyclopedia%20Of%20Hinduism_djvu.txt |archive-date=2019-01-07}}</ref><ref name=miamiherald/> According to some sources, Hariharananda was a direct disciple of [[Yukteswar Giri]].<ref name="JonesRyan1" /><ref name="TOI-nov08">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Kriya_Yoga_--_a_positive_way_of_living/rssarticleshow/3705941.cms |title=Kriya Yoga – a positive way of living |date=13 November 2008 |work=Times of India |access-date=12 April 2009}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Hariharananda Giri, affectionately known as "Baba" to his students, was known as a Kriya Yogi in the lineage of [[Mahavatar Babaji]], [[Lahiri Mahasaya]], [[Yukteswar Giri]], and [[Paramahansa Yogananda]].<ref name="JonesRyan1" /><ref name="TOI-nov08"/><br />
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In 1932, Rabi went to meet the Kriya master, Yukteshwar Giri, who initiated him into Kriya Yoga, in his [[Serampore]] [[ashram]], West Bengal. Yukteshwar Giri taught him [[The Holy Science|cosmic astrology]], and entreated him to come and live in his Karar Ashram at [[Puri]], in [[Odisha]].<ref name="JonesRyan1" /><ref name="Essence">{{cite book |first=Paramahamsa |last=Hariharananda |title=The Essence of Kriya Yoga |publisher=Alight Publication |year=2006 |isbn=978-1931833189}}</ref><br />
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In 1935, he met Paramahansa Yogananda, and received the second Kriya initiation from him. In 1938, he renounced the material life and entered his guru's ashram in Puri, starting the life of an ascetic [[monk]] as Brahmachari Rabinarayan.<ref name="JonesRyan1" /><ref name="Essence"/><br />
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He received the third Kriya initiation from [[Swami Satyananda Giri]] in 1941, the head of Karar Ashram and childhood friend of Paramahansa Yogananda.<ref name="TOI-nov08"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Hariharananda grew to prominence and eventually traveled outside of India with visits to Europe in 1974, South America and North America in 1975 and a return visit to the U.S. in 1977.<ref name="JonesRyan1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kriya.org/page/paramahamsa-hariharananda/baba-in-the-west/en|title=Baba In the West|website=kriya.org|access-date=2018-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/09/02/leader-of-kriya-yoga-here-to-teach/95b8fd49-133b-4448-9682-38e2b3a0aac1/|title=Leader of Kriya Yoga Here to Teach|last=Antgone|first=Susan|date=2 September 1977|work=The Washington Post|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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Hariharananda resided at the ashram he founded at [[Homestead, Florida|Homestead]], Florida (another international headquarters is in [[Orissa]], India),<ref name="JonesRyan1" /> for several years prior to his death in Miami in December 2002<ref name="miamiherald">{{cite news |title=Spiritual leader of Kriya Yoga movement dies. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8935605_ITM |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |date=5 December 2002 |access-date=30 May 2008 | first=Charles | last=Rabin}}</ref> and was buried at Balighai, in Orissa, that same month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://learn.kriya.org/video/video-biography-yogi |title=Video-biography of a Yogi: The life of Paramahamsa Hariharananda |work=Kriya.org |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
*{{cite book |first=Swami |last=Hariharananda |title=Kriya Yoga: The Scientific Process of Soul Culture And The Essence of All Religion |publisher=Diederichs Eugen |year=2004 |isbn=3-7205-2556-2}}<br />
*{{cite book |first=Paramahamsa |last=Hariharananda |title=The Essence of Kriya Yoga |publisher=Alight Publication |year=2006 |isbn=978-1931833189}}<br />
*{{cite book |first=Paramahamsa |last=Hariharananda |title=Ocean of Divine Bliss - The Complete Works of Kriya Yoga Master Paramahamsa Hariharananda |publisher=Prajna Publications |location=Vienna |year=2006 |isbn=3-9020-3851-9}}<br />
*{{cite book |first=Paramahamsa |last=Hariharananda |title=Kriya Yoga: La voie spirituelle originelle et authentique transmise par mes Maîtres réalisés |publisher=Editions du Dauphin |year=2007 |isbn=2-7163-1351-2}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite book |last= Heber-Percy| first =Sandra |title=Awakening to Consciousness |publisher=Sai Towers Publishing |year=2008 |isbn=81-7899-056-3}}<br />
*{{cite book |last= Prajnanananda |first =Paramahamsa |title=My Time with the Master |publisher=Sai Towers Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=9788178990552}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*{{Commonscatinline|Hariharananda Giri}}<br />
*[http://www.kriya.org/baba__main.php Hariharananda Giri] at Kriya Yoga Institute website.<br />
*[http://www.kararashram.org Karar Ashram Puri]<br />
*[http://www.kriyayogaashram.org.in Kriya Yoga Mission ]<br />
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