SWAMINI VISHWAMOHINI

Swamini Vishwamohini was born, studied and started her spiritual journey in South Africa. Being already involved in spiritual practices for some years, she finally met her Guru Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda in 2006. In February 2012 Paramahamsa Vishwananda initiated her into Swamini.

From the first minutes of seeing Sri Swami Vishwananda she felt such a strong connection and love towards him that it changed her life completely. At the age of 45 the new stage of traveling and spreading the message of unconditional love started for her.

RISHIKA HIRANMAYI

Rishika Hiranmayi met Paramahamsa Vishwananda in 2003 at a darshan in South Africa. This meeting fulfilled a deep wish of hers – to find a master who could take her to God. Her experiences over the years filled with many ups and downs have been a journey of continuous self-acceptance and spiritual growth. She is passionate about self-transformation, sharing the love of God and the teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Under her Guru’s instructions, she left South Africa in 2017 and moved to Vrindavan. Nine years after she was initiated as Rishika on 21 March 2025.

Rishika Hiranmayi, originally from South Africa, is an Atma Kriya Yoga teacher, a knowledge teacher and an Ayurvedic practitioner. In the past, she learnt from teachers like Dr Vasant Lad and Robert Svoboda and was running her own Ayurvedic practice. She is dedicated to sharing how through her Guru’s teachings we can find God simply in our everyday lives.

RISHI AATMA RAMANAND

Rishi Aatma Ramanand is a disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda and serves as the Regional Coordinator of Bhakti Marga Maharashtra, focusing on public relations and community development.

The year 2020 marked a turning point in his life when he first met Gurudev during the Holi festival in Vrindavan. Originally intending to take initiation from another teacher, he felt a sudden inner calling to step away. By the grace of Radharani, he arrived at Shri Giridhar Dham Ashram, where he met Gurudev and was deeply moved by his devotion to Vitthala and Sanatan Dharma.

At their first meeting, he asked, “Are you my Guru?” Gurudev smiled and replied, “Yes, I am.”

He was initiated as a devotee in August 2020. Having already embraced celibacy, he was later initiated as a Brahmachari in March 2023. In March 2026, Gurudev blessed him as the first Indian Rishi of Bhakti Marga India.

Rishi Aatma Ramanand is a respected spiritual orator across Maharashtra and other parts of India, delivering discourses on the Srimad Bhagwat Katha, Shri Ram Katha, and the lives of saints. He is also actively engaged with organizations such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and Shri Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan.

Above all, he remains a devoted disciple, dedicated to spreading Gurudev’s teachings and divine love to the world.

RISHI DAMODARA

Rishi Damodara is a disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda and serves at Sri Giridhar Dham Ashram in Vrindavan. He is involved in many areas of seva, including managing the kitchen, supporting Bhakti Shop marketing, helping organise pilgrimages, offering music seva, and performing a wide range of rituals.

Born into a Brahmin family, he has been devoted to Bhagwan since childhood. At the age of 23, he came onto the path of Guruji and has been serving him ever since. By Guruji’s grace, he was first initiated as a Brahmachari and later as a Rishi in March 2026.

Before meeting Guruji, he had already received initiation in a traditional gurukula and spent 7–8 years with another spiritual organization. He has been living in Vrindavan for the past 13 years, dedicated to a life of spiritual practice and service.

RISHI JATILANANDA

Rishi Jatilananda is a disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda and is in charge of the Bhu Vaikuntha Vitthala Ashram in Pandharpur, where he also oversees the ashram’s construction and development.

At the age of 14, he was introduced to his Guru, and from that moment, he felt deeply that this was his destined path. After completing his studies as an architect, he received the blessing to dedicate his life to serving God and became a brahmachari in 2015.

In 2018, he moved from Kenya to Vrindavan to serve at Shree Giridhar Dham Ashram, and in 2022, he relocated to Pandharpur to help establish and grow the Bhu Vaikuntha Vitthala Ashram and its community.