Friday, October 26, 2018

Swami Akamananda ji (Vinayak Maharaj)




The Offical Speak :


Swami Akamananda ji (Vinayak Maharaj) breathed his last at Kankhal centre on 5 June at 10.43 pm.  He was 103.  An initiated disciple of Swami Akhandananda ji Maharaj, he joined the Order at Nagpur Math in 1941 and received sannyasa diksha from Swami Virajananda ji Maharaj in 1950.  He served at Nagpur and Mumbai centres as an assistant and Ranchi Sanatorium and Kanpur centres as the head.  He had been living a retired life mainly at Mumbai and Kankhal centres since 1989.  Endowed with a strong will power and great perseverance, he contributed to the Order in different capacities.  In him the Order has lost one of its venerable senior monks. The Prime Minister of India sent a condolence message on the demise of Maharaj.

From : The Official Obituary July 2018