Parama Pūjya Śrī Gaṇapathy Sachchidānanda Swāmījī
Founder of Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru. Profound Spiritual Teacher, Musician, Humanitarian, and World Citizen.
For over half a century, Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji has walked a path of music, meditation, and seva — teaching through rāga, through ritual, and through the quiet example of a life in service.
Born in Mekedatu, Karnataka, Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji was recognized from a young age as a spiritual prodigy. He founded the Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysuru in the 1960s, and since 1976 has made nearly annual visits to the United States.
He is a composer and performer in the Carnatic and Hindustani traditions, has collaborated with artists from Dr. L. Subramaniam to the Kennedy Center orchestras, and has developed the discipline of nādopāsanā — music as meditation — into a form accessible to audiences of any tradition.
His global work spans humanitarian relief, wildlife conservation, interfaith dialogue, and the consecration of more than twelve temples across North America.
Visit Avadhoota Datta Peetham ↗A life in four chapters.
Music for Meditation
Raga-based nadopasana in concert halls, temples, and retreats — including landmark performances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.
See the concert archive →Teachings
Discourses on Advaita, the Datta tradition, the Bhagavad Gītā, Datta Kriyā Yoga, and three thousand bhajans across eight languages — delivered at ashrams, temples, community halls, and satsangs.
See the teaching archive →Consecrations
Prāṇa pratiṣṭhā of Datta, Hanuman, and allied deities at more than twelve temples across North America, including the landmark Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple in Frisco.
See the consecrations record →Seva & Honors
Humanitarian work, interfaith service, and civic recognitions from bodies across the United States — keys to cities, honorary doctorates, and Guinness World Records.
See the honors →Do not look for the Guru’s form. Look for the stillness his presence leaves behind.
