Swami Satyamitranand (19 September 1932 – 25 June 2019), usually known as Swami Satmitranand Giri was a Hindu spiritual

guru Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...

. He was born on 19 September 1932 in the city of

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, Uttar Pradesh, India, as Ambika Prasad. He was crowned the Jagatguru

Shankaracharya Shankaracharya (, , " Shankara-''acharya''") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; teachers from the successive line of te ...

of an Upapeeth of

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. He was the founder of Bharat Mata Mandir, a

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Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...

. He founded Samanvaya Seva Foundation in 1988. In June 1969, Swamiji abdicated his status of Jagatguru Shankaracharya. He was awarded the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

by Government of India in the year 2015.

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1932 births 2019 deaths People from Agra Indian Hindu monks Indian Hindu missionaries Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in other fields Gurus Shankaracharyas People from Varanasi {{Hinduism-stub