#  Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Whose Hindu Sect Became Largest in U.S., Dies at 94 - The New York Times 

 





August 21, 2016

 

 

> MUMBAI, India — Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader who engineered the global expansion of a socially conservative Hindu sect that grew to be the largest in the United States, died on Aug. 13 in Sarangpur, a village in the state of Gujarat in western India. He was 94.

Source: *[Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Whose Hindu Sect Became Largest in U.S., Dies at 94 - The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/world/asia/pramukh-swami-maharaj-whose-hindu-sect-became-largest-in-us-dies-at-94.html)*



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ India ](/news-stories/india)
- [ Hinduism ](/religions/hinduism)
- [ International ](/tags/international)
 
 

 Share on:- [     Facebook ](#)
- [     Twitter ](#)
- [     Linkedin ](#)