Lahiri Mahasaya

Shyama Charan Lahiri
Lahiri Mahasaya in the lotus position
Personal life
BornShyama Charan Lahiri
(1828-09-30)30 September 1828
Ghurni village, Nadia district, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (Present day in West Bengal, India)
Died26 September 1895(1895-09-26) (aged 66)
Benares, United Provinces, British Raj
NationalityIndian
HonorsYogiraj, Kashi Baba
Signature
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
PhilosophyYoga
SchoolKriya Yoga
Religious career
GuruMahavatar Babaji
Disciples

Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga system of Yoga. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. Lahiri Mahasaya's life was described in Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi as a demonstration of the spiritual attainment that could be achieved by a householder "living fully in the world". A part of Lahiri Mahasaya's face is pictured on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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