# Swami Ghanananda Saraswati

> Ghanananda Saraswati, commonly known as Swami Ghanananda, was a prominent swami (sannyasi) of the indigenous Hindu community in Ghana, and the first Hindu swami of African ancestry. He was initiated as a swami by the late Swami Krishnananda of India in 1975, and was head of the Hindu Monastery of Africa in Accra, Ghana.

*Swami of the indigenous Hindu community in Ghana*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1937-09-12
- **Died:** 2016-01-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [स्वामी घनानन्द](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6)
- [স্বামী ঘানানন্দ সরস্বতী](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80)
- [Swami Ghanananda Saraswati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Ghanananda_Saraswati)
- [சுவாமி ஞானாநந்தா சரஸ்வதி](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF)
- [Swami Ghanananda Saraswati](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Ghanananda_Saraswati)
- [स्वामी घनानंद सरस्वती](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7653186)

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