Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji , fondly referred to as Appaji (meaning father in kannada) by his devotees , is one of the greatest spiritual leaders the world has ever seen, a Satguru who strives untiringly for the welfare of the universe and to spread Universal Dharma. He is considered to be an avatara of Lord Dattatreya. He is the head of the Avadhoota Datta Peetham, an ashrama near Chamundi Hills in Mysore.









He is well known for music healing , and yoga classes conducted by him. To further spread universal Dharma and peace , he even travels abroad to guide people there.He shows equal compassion to every one regardless of their religion , caste , social or financial status. Swamiji smilingly says not only humans, but each and every life form is his child.


"Think and you will experience Swamiji for yourself. Some people say yogi, man of miracles, healer, doctor, yoga man, magician; other say he follows the vedic way; some say confusion man - all are correct. Each person has his own way of looking at me but I say I am not a spiritual business man." said our beloved guru.

He is an incarnation of the Great Cosmic Power. Revival of culture, reformation of society and establishing peace and happiness among mankind and transforming into godly men is his mission. His methods include: establishing Dharma.* and Bhakti.* by singing devotional hymns, by reciting the names of the Lord Almighty and inculcating the masses by instilling into them love of God through chorus singing of Bhajans and listening to his meditation-music.



Sri Swamiji is traveling the world to help seekers discover that everything is God. In Him devotees find compassion, love and divine wisdom as He guides them on the path of Yoga sadhana - to discover and realize their true Self. Sri Swamiji conveys an important part of His message through His music, being noted for His namasankirtan. Sri Swamiji's music is devotional and used for spiritual energy transmission. This great master sings self-composed bhajans in Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and English and plays ayurvedic healing ragas on an electronic synthesizer, accompanied by musicians on classical Indian instruments. Devotees around the world claim to have received immense benefit through his concerts, everything from physical healing to spiritual guidance, and great outpourings of divine love.

It is easier to describe what He does than to say who He is. To begin to know who he is one must experience him, one must adopt the attitude of a seeker of God. Sri Swamiji speaks simply and to the heart in fact He is a silent teacher who teaches through your own love and devotion . To experience Him is to begin to know one's own true self.