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My Take
What intrigues me about Sri Swami Vishwananda is the trajectory itself. Born Visham Komalram in 1978 in Mauritius, he ended up founding Bhakti Marga and anchoring an ashram in a tiny Taunus village in Germany, teaching his own Atma Kriya Yoga to a global following. I am not in a position to judge anyone's spiritual claims, and figures like this always draw both devotion and skepticism. But the sheer gravitational pull required to carry a faith community from a small island nation into the heart of Europe is undeniable. He clearly possesses something that moves people, and that alone makes him worth observing with quiet curiosity.
Overview
Vishwananda (born Mahadeosingh 'Visham' Komalram in 1978), known to followers as Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda (IAST: Paramahāṁsa Śrī Svāmī Viśvānanda), is a Mauritian neo-Hindu religious leader. He is the founder of Bhakti Marga, a neo-Hindu organization. His main ashram is in the small village of Springen (Heidenrod) in the Taunus, and teaches his own version of kriya yoga called Atma Kriya Yoga.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sri Swami Vishwananda
- Name (Japanese)
- パラマハンサ・ヴィシュワナンダ
- Reading
- ぱらまはんさ・ゔぃしゅわなんだ
- Born
- June 13, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guru / Swami
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.