In the holy precincts of Swami Chinmayananda’s kutiya at the Sidhbari ashram, four Chinmaya Mission Brahmacharis and three Brahmacharinis took the holy vows of Sannyasa on 8 May 2022, and were initiated by Swami Swaroopananda (Global Head). They changed the colour of their robes to ochre and dedicated themselves to spreading the message of Vedanta. Their new names are:
Brni Geetika – Swamini Bhadrananda (CM Pavnar, Maharashtra)
Brni Prerana – Swamini Haripriyananda (CM Chandrapur, Maharashtra)
Brni Swati – Swamini Tannishtananda (CM Deogarh, Odisha)
Br Anup – Swami Aroopananda (CM Rourkela, Odisha)
Br Gangadhar – Swami Ishananda (CM Jatni, Odisha)
Br Nirvan – Swami Paripoornananda (CM Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Br Pravar – Swami Yatishwarananda (CM Dehradun, Uttarakhand)
A small video of the announcement of their new names can be viewed on Chinmaya Channel (YouTube) with this link:
