Balagangadharanatha Swamiji

Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
Born (1945-01-18)18 January 1945 4.44AM
Banandhur, Bidadi, India
Died 13 January 2013(2013-01-13) (aged 67)
BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore

Sri 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 Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour for the year 2010.[1][2]

Swamiji was born to Sri Chikkalinge Gowda and Smt. Boramma as Gangadharaiah.[3] He had five siblings - two brothers and three sisters. Sri Gangadharaiah completed his graduation in 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, Sri Swamiji spent his initial years mastering the Vedas and other sacred texts under the tutelage of his Guru Sri Ramanandanatha Swamiji.

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

Balagangadharanatha Swami died 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

Year Award Name Awarded by
1990 National Unity Global Economic Council, New Delhi
1993 Award Hindu Temples Samiti, California
1993 Award Karanataka Samskruthika Sanga, South California
1993 Abhinava Vivekananda World Religion Conference, Chicago
2002 Parisara Rathna Karnataka Government
2006 Vidya Samrat Jain Swamiji Staying in Karnataka
2007 Seva Soorya Nivarana, Bangalore
2007 Sanathana Dharmarathna South Amarica & Europe Country Hindu Temples Parishat
2007 Doctorate International Hindu Vedic University,The United States
2008 Akshaya Santha Nagamangala People
2009 Doctorate Indira Gandhi University of Medical Sciences
2009 Doctorate Bangalore University
June 2009 Saadhanaacharya Mandya District Citizens
2010 Padma Bhushan[5] Govt of India

See also

References

  1. ↑ Padma Bhushan for Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Raises Questions
  2. ↑ Police cane ashram devotees
  3. ↑ "About BGS Sri Adhichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt". Acmbgs.org. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  4. ↑ Bangalore, Jan 13, 2013, DHNS. "Balagangadharanatha Swamiji passes away". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  5. ↑ Padma Bhushan Awards (2010–2019)
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