Swami Muktananda was born on May 16, 1908, in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Swami Muktananda died on October 2, 1982, in Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra, India of heart attack.

Visit www.leavingsiddhayoga.net for more information on Muktananda

A good article to read on SYDA, Siddha Yoga (founded by Muktananda), Muktananda and the other leadership of SYDA, Siddha Yoga on the Leaving Siddha Yoga website, is The New Yorker article entitled "O Guru, Guru, Guru". It can be found under the "Articles" section (towards the bottom of that section) of the Leaving Siddha Yoga website.

Muktananda did not receive his Master's degree, it is not even clear if he finished high school. This is misquoted in the Ask.com material.

Nityanada of Ganeshpuri died in 1961, so Muktananda did not meet him in 1966, as also has been misquoted in the Ask.com material.

Muktananda died on 1982-10-02.

Muktananda was born on 1908-05-16.