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Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati
Swami Swaroopananda was born Pothiram Upadhyay on September 2nd 1924, in the Jabalpur area of Madhya Pradesh.
At nine years old he left home to visit the holy places of India, including Varanasi where he eventually studied with Swami Karpatri (aka Hariharananda Saraswati),a disciple of Guru Dev Swami Brahmananda Saraswati.
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At 19 years old he became a freedom fighter in the 'Quit India' movement (1942) and was known as 'Revolutionary Sadhu' (serving two prison sentences for same of 9 months & 6 months). In 1950 Guru Dev made him a dandi sannyasi.
After Guru Dev's passing in 1953, Swami Shantanand was enthroned Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math on 12th June 1953. ButSwarupanand took up with a new guru,Swami Krishnabhodashram ji Maharaj.
who was separately established Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math on 25th June 1953 by Swami Karpatri. thus be