Yogi Adityanath Biography
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What was Yogi Adityanath's original name?

  • Mahant Avaidyanath
  • Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht (correct)
  • Peethadhishwar
  • Anand Singh Bisht
  • Where was Yogi Adityanath born?

  • Ayodhya
  • Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (correct)
  • Gorakhpur
  • Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
  • What was Yogi Adityanath's father's profession?

  • Forest ranger (correct)
  • Priest
  • Politician
  • Teacher
  • What did Yogi Adityanath do around the 1990s?

    <p>Both a and b</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What degree did Yogi Adityanath complete?

    <p>Bachelor's in Mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What position did Yogi Adityanath hold after the death of Mahant Avaidyanath?

    <p>Peethadhishwar (Head Seer) of the Math</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Early Life and Education

    • Yogi Adityanath was born Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht on 5 June 1972 in Panchur, Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) in a Rajput family.
    • His father, Anand Singh Bisht, was a forest ranger.
    • He was the second born among four brothers and three sisters.
    • He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand.

    Spiritual Journey

    • Adityanath left his home in the 1990s to join the Ayodhya Ram temple movement.
    • He became a disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath, the chief of the Gorakhnath Math, during this time.

    Later Life and Career

    • Adityanath established a school in his ancestral village in 1998.
    • He was promoted to the rank of Mahant or high priest of the Gorakhnath Math after Mahant Avaidyanath's death on 12 September 2014.
    • He was made Peethadhishwar (Head Seer) of the Math two days later, following traditional rituals of the Nath sect.

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