Though Munilal experienced various advanced kriyas since childhood, he was guided to subtle sadhanas by a Bengali saint who lived at Delhi's famous Kalkaji temple.
The great yogi seer Baba SitaRam Das Onkarnath asked him in Ayodhya to take studies in Sanskrit to fulfill his life's mission.
Yogananda directed him to Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirtha in Banaras, who initiated him at the Mohan Ashram, Haridwar near the bank of the Ganges.
At the direction of Yogananda, he proceeded toward Indore and finally settled in Dewas where he laid the foundation for the Narayan Kuti Sanyas Ashram.
"[1] Vishnu Tirtha had a profound love for the Ganges River and always used to spend few months each year at Yog Shri Peeth Ashram in Rishikesh.