Swami Purushananda ji (Dulal Maharaj) passed away on 24 August, 2014.
Initiated by Swami
Shankaranandaji, he joined the Order in 1952 at Deoghar centre and had Sannyasa
from Swami Vishuddhanandaji in 1962. Besides his joining centre, he
served at Puri Mission, Manasadwip, Purulia, Lucknow, Balaram Mandir, Tamluk, Kankurgachhi and Barasat Math in various capacities. He
also served Swami Nirvananandaji for about two years. He had been living
a retired life mainly at Kankurgachhi, Barasat and Belur Math for several
years.
Swami Dhruveshwarananda ji (Ganesh Maharaj) passed away on 27 May 2014. He was 71.
Initiated by Swami Madhavananda ji, he joined the Order in 1963 at Varanasi Home of Service and had Sannyasa from Swami Vireshwarananda ji in 1973. Besides his joining centre, he served at Ranchi Morabadi, Malda, Asansol, Patna and Deoghar centres. He also participated in drought relief work in Hazaribagh district from January to March 1969. He had been living a retired life at Belur Math since December 2012.
Swami Sevananda ji (Shivaprasadan Maharaj) expired on 28 May 2015. He was 77. Initiated by Swami Madhavanandaji, he joined the Order in 1963 at Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, and had Sannyasa from Swami Vireshwaranandaji in 1973. Besides his joining centre, he served at Belur Math dispensary and Ranchi Morabadi, Trivandrum, Kanpur, Quilandy and Kochi centres in various capacities. He had been living a retired life mainly at Thrissur and Ulsoor centres since April 2006.
Swami Atmakamananda ji (Haralal Maharaj) passed away on 21 July at 4.30 pm at Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata. He was 86. Before the end came, he suddenly uttered “Om” thrice and breathed his last. Initiated by Swami Yatishwaranandaji, he joined the Order in 1959 at Rangoon Sevashrama and had Sannyasa from Swami Vireshwarananda ji Maharaj in 1967. He was a sevak of Swami Vireshwaranandaji during the latter’s entire tenure of Presidentship. He had been living a retired life at Belur Math for several years. The Swami was affectionate and jovial by nature.
Swami Shantarupananda ji (Viswanath Maharaj), of Portland Centre, USA, passed away at a hospital in Santa Rosa, California, on 10 June at 7.25 pm local time He was 70 years old.
Initiated by Swami Madhavananda ji, he joined the Order in 1965 at Saradapitha, where he served as hostel warden of Vidyamandira (Arts & Science College). He had Sannyasa from Swami Vireshwarananda ji in 1974. Besides his joining centre, he served at Advaita Ashrama (Kolkata), Baghbazar, Barasat, Narottam Nagar, Cherrapunji, Aalo, and finally Portland centre in various capcities.
Swami Paratmananda ji (Gangadhar Maharaj) expired on 13 June at 10.15 pm. He was 67 years old. Initiated by Swami Vireshwarananda ji, he joined the Order in 1969 at Mysore Ashrama, and had Sannyasa from his Guru in 1979. Besides his joining centre, he served at Visakhapatnam, Jammu and Srinagar centres in various capacities. Since August 2014 he had been staying mainly at Bangalore Math for his medical treatment. Affectionate and calm and quiet by nature, the Swami was known for doing his work meticulously.
