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swami

(in India) a title of respect for a Hindu saint or religious teacher
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When you go to the temple or any sacred place, you have to remove your footwear," Swami explains.
Sacchidananda Asharam, Narshinghpur in Madhya Pradesh became a hub of inter-religious fellowship under the leadership of Swami Sadanand.
The ceremony started with rituals led by Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami. Sanskrit verses filled the air as priests described to devotees how each ritual had to be conducted.
Poojya Swami Paramatmananda Saraswatiji, General Secretary of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, Poojya Swami Vishweshwarananda Giriji Maharajji, Poojya Madhavapriya Das Swamiji and Poojya Acharya Shri Krishnamaniji Maharaj addressed the audience.
Swami Bodhichitananda Saraswati is a Kriya Yogi who has lived in the Indian Himalayas since 1991.
While writing about Jadhav , Swami further mention that Jadhav joined Indian Navy in 1987.
Lapses in trade-craft and judgement, inevitable parts of any human enterprise, can inflict harm far greater than the good they seek to secure," Swami says.Praveen Swami writes regularly for the Indian Express.
Through the depiction of Prabhupada as both an enlightened luminary and a personable, funny, and conscientious individual, "Swami in a Strange Land: How Krishna Came to the West" shows why cultural icons such as George Harrison and Allen Ginsberg incorporated Prabhupada's teachings into their lives, and why millions more around the globe embarked upon the path of bhakti yoga in his footsteps.
Bahrain: LABOUR and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan patronised a ceremony held at the Isa Cultural Centre in memory of the late Indian spiritual guru, Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
RAWALPINDI -- The local Hindu community has expressed its dismay over the ongoing efforts by some elements to commercialize the precious land of Swami Narayan temple situated in Gwalmandi, Rawalpindi.
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