He was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour for the year 2010.
Motivated by the desire to serve God and the people, he chose the spiritual way of life.
Initiated at the age of nineteen, Shri Swamiji spent his initial years mastering the Vedas and other sacred texts under the tutelage of his Guru Shri Ramanandanatha Swamiji.
Balagangadharanatha Swamiji died on 13 January 2013, at age 64, due to kidney failure.
[4] The mutt witnessed a revolutionary progress under his leadership with several of his flagship projects in education, religion and social service.