34 moments

1. Birth in Gorakhpur

   1893-01-05 · Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

   

   Mukunda Lal Ghosh, later Paramahansa Yogananda, was born in Gorakhpur.

2. Training under Sri Yukteswar begins

   1910-01-01 · Serampore, West Bengal, India

   

   Yogananda began the decade of training under Sri Yukteswar that shaped his later teaching career. The source gives a ten-year period across Sri Yukteswar's Serampore and Puri hermitages; this card marks its beginning at Serampore.

3. Studies at Serampore College

   1915-01-01 · Serampore College, Serampore, West Bengal, India

   

   He completed the degree that enabled him to spend more time at Sri Yukteswar's Serampore ashram.

4. Founding school at Dihika

   1917-03-22 · Dihika, West Bengal, India

   Yogananda established his first How-to-Live school, the beginning of his organized educational and spiritual work in India. Coordinates represent Dihika; the historical estate bungalow is not precisely geocoded in the source.

5. School relocated to Ranchi

   1918-01-01 · Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

   He transferred his growing school to the Kasimbazar Palace at Ranchi, establishing its long-term base. Coordinates are a representative point for Ranchi because the historical Kasimbazar Palace site is not specified with coordinates in the quoted source.

6. Boston residence and teaching

   1920-01-01 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

   

   Following the congress, he remained in Boston, where he lectured, taught classes, and began building an American following. The source describes a four-year residence beginning after the October 1920 congress.

7. Departure from Ranchi for Calcutta

   1920-01-01 · Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

   

   While at the Ranchi school, Yogananda decided to begin his mission in the West and departed for Calcutta. Coordinates represent Ranchi.

8. Congress address in Boston

   1920-10-06 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

   

   Yogananda delivered his first American address, “The Science of Religion,” at the International Congress of Religious Liberals. Coordinates represent Boston because the quoted source does not identify the congress venue.

9. Mount Washington headquarters inauguration

   1925-10-25 · Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California, United States

   

   The Mount Washington estate became the headquarters of his Yogoda Satsanga work in the United States.

10. Meeting President Coolidge

    1927-01-01 · White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    Yogananda met President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, a prominent recognition of his growing public profile in the United States. The source supports month, but not a specific day.

11. Lectures in Miami

    1928-01-01 · Miami, Florida, United States

    

    Yogananda gave a Miami lecture before police action prevented further scheduled events there. The source supports the year and a first lecture in Miami, but not a more precise date or venue.

12. Visit to Mexico City

    1929-01-01 · Mexico City, Mexico

    During a two-month trip to Mexico, Yogananda met President Emilio Portes Gil and promoted his teachings in Latin America. Mexico City is supported by the accompanying image caption on the source page; no more precise date is supplied.

13. Meeting Rajarsi Janakananda

    1932-01-01 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Yogananda met James J. Lynn, later Rajarsi Janakananda, who became an important disciple and his successor as SRF president. Coordinates represent Kansas City; the meeting venue is not identified.

14. With Rajarsi Janakananda at headquarters

    1933-01-01 · Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Yogananda was photographed with James J. Lynn at the SRF international headquarters in Los Angeles. Evidence is a dated photograph caption.

15. Reunion at Serampore Ashram

    1935-01-01 · Sri Yukteswar Giri Ashram, Serampore, West Bengal, India

    

    Yogananda returned to Sri Yukteswar's Serampore hermitage for an emotionally significant reunion during his India visit. The quoted travel diary occurs during the 1935 return-to-India journey; the source does not give a specific date.

16. Visit and meeting in Mysore

    1935-01-01 · Mysuru, Karnataka, India

    Yogananda was hosted in Mysore and met physicist C. V. Raman at the end of his visit there. The source supports the year and city, but not a more precise date or exact venue.

17. Visit to Assisi

    1935-01-01 · Assisi, Umbria, Italy

    During his European journey, Yogananda made a special trip to Assisi in honor of St. Francis. The source places the visit during his 1935 journey but does not supply a more precise date.

18. Visit to Konnersreuth

    1935-07-16 · Konnersreuth, Bavaria, Germany

    While traveling in Europe en route to India, Yogananda visited Konnersreuth seeking to meet Therese Neumann. The autobiography's surrounding chapter establishes that this journey occurred in 1935.

19. Meeting Mahatma Gandhi at Wardha

    1935-08-01 · Maganwadi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

    

    Yogananda visited Gandhi at Maganvadi near Wardha and later taught Gandhi and others Kriya Yoga. The source specifies an early morning in August 1935 but not a calendar day.

20. Reception at Howrah Station

    1935-08-01 · Howrah Junction railway station, Howrah, West Bengal, India

    

    After traveling east from Bombay, Yogananda arrived at Howrah Station and was received by a large public gathering. The source places this arrival after August 22, 1935, but does not state the exact day.

21. Arrival in Bombay

    1935-08-22 · Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Yogananda returned to India after fifteen years abroad, arriving by ship and staying at the Taj Mahal Hotel before traveling east.

22. Visit to Dihika school site

    1935-12-18 · Yogoda Satsanga Dhyana Kendra, Dihika, West Bengal, India

    During his India tour, Yogananda revisited the site of his first school and was photographed there by C. Richard Wright. Coordinates represent Dihika; the exact historical school-site coordinate is not provided.

23. Return to Mount Washington

    1936-01-01 · Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California, United States

    

    After arriving in New York, Yogananda drove across the country and returned to the Mount Washington center in Los Angeles. The source specifies late 1936 without a precise date.

24. Return to the Taj Mahal

    1936-01-01 · Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

    After the Kumbha Mela, Yogananda traveled to Agra and again viewed the Taj Mahal. The source establishes sequence after January 23, 1936, but does not give an exact date.

25. Visit to Keshabananda in Brindaban

    1936-01-01 · Brindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Yogananda's party visited Swami Keshabananda at his Brindaban ashram after traveling from Agra. The source establishes this movement after the 1936 Allahabad and Agra visits, without a specific day.

26. Kumbha Mela visit

    1936-01-23 · Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Yogananda and his party reached the Kumbha Mela at Allahabad during his final extended visit to India. The Kumbha Mela site is represented by Triveni Sangam in present-day Prayagraj, historically Allahabad.

27. Funeral rites for Sri Yukteswar

    1936-03-10 · Sri Yukteswar Giri Ashram, Puri, Odisha, India

    Yogananda reached Puri after Sri Yukteswar's death and conducted the funeral rites at the Puri ashram. The autobiography's chapter context establishes the year as 1936.

28. At Bombay hotel before departure

    1936-06-19 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Yogananda was in Bombay near the end of his India stay before departing for England and the United States. The quoted source calls the location a Bombay hotel but does not name it; coordinates represent central Mumbai.

29. Address at Whitefield's Congregational Church

    1936-09-29 · Whitefield's Congregational Church, London, England, United Kingdom

    During a London teaching period, Yogananda addressed a World Fellowship of Faiths meeting on faith and civilization. Coordinates approximate the former Whitefield's Congregational Church site in central London.

30. Arrival in New York Harbor

    1936-10-01 · New York Harbor, New York, United States

    Yogananda returned to the United States by ship after his extended journey through India and England. The quoted source gives late October but not a specific arrival day; coordinates represent the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

31. Work at Encinitas Hermitage

    1939-01-01 · Self-Realization Fellowship Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens, Encinitas, California, United States

    Yogananda was at the Encinitas Hermitage, where he spent years writing and developing SRF retreat work. Evidence is a dated photograph caption.

32. Seclusion at desert retreat begins

    1948-01-01 · Twentynine Palms, California, United States

    Yogananda spent much of his final four years in seclusion at his desert retreat while completing and revising writings. The source describes a period ending with his death in 1952; 1948 marks the inferred beginning of the stated final four years. Coordinates represent Twentynine Palms.

33. First SRF World Convocation

    1950-01-01 · Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California, United States

    

    Yogananda held the first Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation at the Los Angeles international headquarters. The source supports year but not a more precise date.

34. Final banquet and death

    1952-03-07 · Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Yogananda attended a dinner honoring Indian Ambassador Binay Ranjan Sen at the Biltmore Hotel, spoke, and died at the event.