Swami Prakashanand Saraswati

Swami Nikhilanand, a sanyasi teacher of JKP Barsana Dham, founded of H.D Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, was the subject of a recent thesis by Hamilton College senior, Drew Thomases.

As part of the thesis, he attended a class called “Basics of Hinduism for Children and their Parents” with Canadian-born Swami Nikhilanand at the Satya Narayan Temple in Elmhurst. There, the sanyasi expounded on the teachings of Swami Prakashanand Saraswati.

Swami Nikhilanand had become a disciple of Swami Prakashanand Saraswati at Barsana Dham all before he
traveled to the subcontinent. He studied the many Hindu scriptures, Hindi, and Sanskrit,
went to India several times, and was eventually received sanyas with the blessings of Swami Prakashanand Saraswati. Following the ways of his guru, Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, Swami Nikhilanand travels to various cities throughout the US. He often goes to New York for a few months out of the year to teach about Hinduism.

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(Pictured above, Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, the spiritual master of Swami Nikhilanand)