INDIA, March 22, 2022 (Indus Scrolls Bureau): When the nation honored 54 prominent personalities with Padma awards, Swami Sivanand was just one among them. However, the 125-year-old yoga practitioner won the hearts of people all over the country when videos of him receiving his honor went viral on social media. He is now the oldest man to be conferred with the Padma Shri award, Swami Sivananda is a monk from Varanasi.
Swami Sivananda (born 8 August 1896) is an Indian longevity claimant and yoga guru. He was orphaned at the age of six. Having lost his father and mother, he reached the ashram of Guru Omkarananda Goswami in Nabadwip, West Bengal where he later grew up. There he received training in spiritual education, including yoga. He chose the path of celibacy and traveled with his guru to 34 countries, including Europe, Russia and Australia. He accompanied his guru for a tour of India which ended up in them settling down in the holy city of Varanasi. There he grew up and ended up adopting life of a disciplined celibate. Swami Sivananda currently lives in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India at the claimed age of 125 years, 226 days.
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