Swami Amritaswaroopananda
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Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri is one of the first disciples of Mata Amritanandamayi, and is the Vice Chairman of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.[1] His pre-monastic name was Balagopal.[2]
He met Amritanandamayi in 1979, and accepted sannyasa in October 1989, taking his current name.
His younger brother is also one of the senior most disciples of the Amrita Medical Mission of Ayurveda. He accepted his sanyasa in the year 1994, taking the name Swami Pranavamritananda Puri. His pre-monastic name was Venugopal.
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- ^ "Mata's call to kindle light of love". The Hindu. 28 September 2005. http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/28/stories/2005092805600500.htm. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ Cornell, Judith (2001). Amma: healing the heart of the world. William Morrow. pp. 86. ISBN 9780688170790. http://books.google.com/books?id=_GMRAQAAIAAJ&q=Swami+Amritaswarupananda+Balagopal+-wikipedia&dq=Swami+Amritaswarupananda+Balagopal+-wikipedia&hl=en&ei=tVkeTMfsPM6hnQe8ybH7DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA.
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