Pramukh Swami received initiation as a Hindu Swami in 1940 from his guru Shastriji Maharaj, the founder of BAPS, who later appointed him as President of BAPS in 1950," said Satish Patel ...
He left home at 18. The spiritual leader received initiation as a swami in 1940 from his guru, Shastriji Maharaj, who was the founder of BAPS and later appointed him as the founder of BAPS in 1950.