Swami Ishwarananda Giri

From childhood, young Ambika Ma was intensely seeking knowledge of her Self. Throughout her youth she visited many saints, sages, and holy places in her quest for Truth. When she was five years old she first saw her beloved Gurudev, Paramahamsa Hariharananda, but she did not officially meet him until 1996 when she was 24. From that moment she began her discipleship with him and stayed with him as much as she could until his mahasamadhi in 2002.