Paramahamsa Madhavadasji

Paramahamsa Madhavadasji (1798-1924) was the revered guru of Shri Yogendraji. He followed the Bhakti tradition of Chaitanya but was also interested to know the other tradition of yoga, and to that and he travelled the counry 11 times by foot, during the 19th century. He had a fine intuition about the future of yoga and after many years of search, finally chose Manibhai Haribhai Desai, (now known as Shri Yogendraji) to carry the torch of Yoga” to the world. Paramahamsa Madhavdasji was master of several traditions of Yoga. His great work in Yoga continues to this day. Paramahamsa Madhavadasji prior to his Maha (final) Samadhi at the age of 123 years. The ashram and final resting place of Paramahamsa Madhavadasji on the banks of Narmada at Malsar where he lived as a Karma Yogi. During his long life (123 years) Paramahamsa Madhavadasji selected just 3 pupils for learning Hatha Yoga. Shri Yogendraji is dressed in dhoti kurta, in the picture.