On This Day in the Life of Paramhansa Yogananda…

August 20

1933

A farewell dinner was held for Yogananda before he left for Chicago.

1944

Yogananda conducted an 11:00 AM Sunday Service at Mt. Washington and a 1:30 PM class on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Paramhansa Yogananda dedicating the Lake Shrine, under umbrella1950

Yogananda dedicated the SRF Lake Shrine and Gandhi World Peace Memorial in Pacific Palisades, California, and gave the talk known as the “Lake Shrine Dedication Talk.”

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