Celebrating the Birth of The Venerated Enlightened Master Paramahansa Yogananda (vegetarian) with gratitude, love, and praise

Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh, on the January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India. Yogananda was born into an upper class Bengali family. Both his parents were devoted Hindu’s and disciples of the yogi, Lahiri Mahasaya. From his earliest years it was apparent that he was a truly spiritual being. Babaji, a Himalayan master had foreseen Paramahansa Yogananda’s birth and his chief disciple, Lahiri Mahasaya, told Yogananda’s mother, “Little mother, thy son will be a great yogi. As a spiritual engine he will carry many souls to God’s kingdom.”