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Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda at the claimed age of 120.
Birth: 8 August 1896?
Haripur Village, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh)
Age: 128 years, 96 days?
Country: IndiaIND
Longevity claimant

Swami Sivananda (born 8 August 1896?) is an Indian longevity claimant and yoga guru. He was reported on since the claimed age of 118.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Swami Sivananda claims to have been born in Haripur Village (Bahubal Upazila), Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh) on 8 August 1896. He lost his parents pretty early and had been given away to a spiritual guru by relatives. He accompanied his guru for a tour of India which ended up in them settling down in the holy city of Varanasi. There he grew up amidst poverty and ended up adopting life of a disciplined celibate.

Later Life[]

In his life, he was a monk, yoga enthusiast. He got the COVID-19 vaccine at the claimed age of 124. He can still walk alone and still lives alone. He still rides trains alone and never married and had no children.

In March 2022 at the claimed age of 125, He was given the Padma Shri for Yoga.

Longevity Secrets[]

He says "I wake up at 3 am and go to the river for a bath, then I do yoga. I eat very simple food with no oil or spices. I never had a full diet. I only eat half my appetite. It keeps reminding me of my humble background".

Swami Sivananda currently lives in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India at the claimed age of 128 years, 96 days.

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