Paramahansa Yoganand Maharaj's Guru BABAJI of Saurashtra

Yogender Vigani was also known as Yoganand Maharaj. The details about his birth related date and place in unknown and not sure. But it is said that he was born on Vasant Panchami, in the small village near to Veraval in Saurashtra, Gujarat-India, in the end of the 19th century.

Yoganand maharaj was considered as one of the great famous exponents of ‘Hathyoga’ and mighty spiritual leader of “Shaktipat parampara” and his yogic artistries were simply remarkable. Through Swami Narayan Teerth Dev Maharaj also known as Madariwala, he got the Shaktipat diksha.

Yogiraj’s details of biographical were very less as he scanty discussed and rarely said about his own life. As he had long quest for Yoga and kundalini awakening, he left is house in the year 1909, and decided to start wondering for it. He spent his most time in several ashrams and well-read about yogic Kriyas as he has curiosity for that. Though he became master and skilled “Hath-Yogi” but enabled to get a true experience.

Source : http://hindu-guru-saints-swami.blogspot.com/2010/08/paramahansa-yoganand-maharaj.html