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Portrait of Lahiri Mahāśaya
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Yoga Guru · Ācārya

Lahiri Mahāśaya

Revived and taught Kriyā Yoga to householders.

Period: 1828–1895
Associated with: Varanasi
Tradition: Kriyā Yoga
📿 Historically documentedDates and lineage below reflect scholarly consensus; confidence levels are shown for each link.Confidence: High

Lineage timeline (Paramparā)

The teacher-to-student transmission — oldest first, flowing down through the generations.

  1. Lahiri MahāśayaThis page1828–1895

  2. Students who carried it forward

  3. Swami Sri Yukteswar1855–1936

    guru disciple · confidence High

  4. The next generation

  5. Paramahansa Yogananda1893–1952

    guru disciple · confidence High

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Traditions & lineages

Kriyā Yoga (Yogananda)

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Kriyā Yoga (Yogananda)2 teachers on NOSTOPS
Bhalchandra Dhekane· IndiaYogi_noni· India

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