Disciples
Sivānanda's two chief acting organizational disciples were Chidananda Saraswati and Krishnananda Saraswati. Chidānanda Saraswati was appointed President of the Divine Life Society by Sivānanda in 1963 and served in this capacity until his death in 2008. Krishnānanda Saraswati was appointed General Secretary of the Divine Life Society by Sivānanda in 1958 and served in this capacity until his death in 2001. Krishnānanda is widely regarded as one of the most important theologians and philosophers of the 20th century.
Other prominent disciples were Venkatesananda Saraswati (South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, Australia), Pranavanda Saraswati (Malaysia) and Sivananda Radha Saraswati (Canada). Another prominent disciple was Swami Sahajananda Saraswati (South Africa), who was directed by Sivānanda to establish the Divine Life Society of South Africa.
- Disciples who went on to grow new organisations
- Chinmayananda Saraswati, founder of the Chinmaya Mission
- Jyotirmayananda Saraswati, President of the Yoga Research Foundation, Miami, USA
- Lalitānanda Saraswati, Vice President of the Yoga Research Foundation
- Omkarananda Saraswati, founder of Omkarananda Ashram, Himalayas
- Satchidananda Saraswati, founder of the Integral Yoga Institutes, USA
- Satyananda Saraswati, founder of Bihar School of Yoga
- Shantananda Saraswati, founder of Temple of Fine Arts (Malaysia & Singapore)
- Sivananda Radha Saraswati, founder of Yasodhara Ashram, British Columbia, Canada
- Vishnudevananda Saraswati, founder of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, HQ Canada
- Venkatesananda Saraswati, inspirer of Ananda Kutir Ashrama in South Africa
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