Mrinalini Mata

Mrinalini Mata
President of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
In office
2010 (officially announced in 2011) – 2017
Preceded byDaya Mata
Succeeded byBrother Chidananda
Personal life
BornMerna Loy Brown
May 8, 1931
Wichita, Kansas, USA
DiedAugust 3, 2017 (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
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Religious life
ReligionHinduism
OrderSelf-Realization Fellowship
PhilosophyKriya Yoga
Religious career
GuruParamahansa Yogananda

Mrinalini Mata (born Merna Loy Brown, May 8, 1931 – August 3, 2017) was the fourth president of Self-Realization Fellowship / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS), the only church founded by Paramahansa Yogananda to care for and disseminate his teachings.