Turiyananda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Turiyananda

Indian missionary

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1863

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1922

Profession: missionary

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Swami Turiyananda or "Hari Maharaj" as he was popularly known as, was a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna, the 19th-century saint and mystic from Bengal.
He was one of the earliest missionary to be sent by his leader and brother disciple Swami Vivekananda to United States of America to preach the universal message of Vedanta to the western audience from 1899–1902.
He established the Shanti Ashrama in California, United States.
He was a foremost monk of the Ramakrishna Mission.
He died in Varanasi, India.