Swami Satchidananda

December 22, 1914 — Chettipalayam, Coimbatore, Podanur, India

Satchidananda Saraswati, born as C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder, known as Swami Satchidananda, was an Indian religious teacher, spiritual master and yoga adept, who gained fame and following in the West.