Swami Ghanananda (Ghana)

Swami Ghanananda (Ghana)

Swami Ghanananda (1937 - ) is a prominent swami of the indigenous Hindu community in Ghana, and is the first Hindu swami of African ancestry. He was initiated as a swami by the late Swami Krishnananda of India in 1975, and currently heads the Hindu Monastery of Africa in Accra, Ghana.

External links

* [http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/2003/7-9/63_ghanananda.shtml Hinduism Today - Swami Ghanananda interview]
* [http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1998/8/1998-8-24.shtml Hinduism Today - "Africa is Ripe for a Strong Hindu Future" by Swami Ghanananda]


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