His HolinessSri Sri Datta Naada Swamiji (Ganapathi Sachchidananda) Swamiji
Sri Datta Naada Swamiji (Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji.jpg)
Personal life
Born	(1942-05-26)26 May 1942 (age 83) Mekedatu,Madras Presidency,British India (present-dayKarnataka,India)
Religious life
Religion	Hinduism

Sri Datta Naada Swamiji (Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji) is aHinduavadhuta and guru. He is a religious figure mainly inAndhra Pradesh,Karnataka andTamil Nadu as well as having a large number of followers in theUnited States, theUnited Kingdom, andTrinidad and Tobago.

Sri Swamiji established Shuka Vana, a rehabilitation center for birds. Located on the premises of Ashrama in Mysore, the aviary has over 2,100 rare birds of more than 470 endangered and critically endangered exotic species.^[1][2][3]

A well-equipped hospital is attached to Shuka Vana. The hospital helps injured and ill birds and assists with their rehabilitation.^[3]

Sri Swamiji has founded a number of organizations including:

Avadhoota Datta Peetham is an umbrella organization supporting Sri Swamiji's vision and mission responsible for providing guidance for all other organizations.^[4]

Amma Vodi, meaning Mother's Lap is a 200 bed rehabilitation center and hospital for destitute women in Dundigal, near Hyderabad, India.^[5]

Guinness World Records set by Sri Swamiji.

• Most people chanting: a world record of 128,918 people in Tenali, India on 31 January 2015^[6][7]
• LargestHindu smriti: (body of Hindu texts) 2.24 metres (7 ft 4 in) x 1.56 metres (5 ft 1 in) on 26 May 2017^[8][9]
• Largest music therapy lesson: a world record of 1,841 people at theSydney Opera House conducted by Sri Swamiji on 6 April 2015^[10]
• Longest chanting marathon (team): 24 hours, 10 minutes, 8 seconds on 31 July 2015, atKarya Siddhi Hanuman Temple in Frisco, Texas.^[11][12]
• Largest breathing lesson: July 2016, at India Community Center,Milpitas, California, USA^[13][14]
• Largest online video album of people chanting: 40,976 videos announced atCarapichaima,Trinidad and Tobago 31 July 2016^[15][16]
• Largest display of bonsai trees: over 2,600 at the World Bonsai Convention in Mysore Ashrama December 2016^[17]
• Most bird species in an aviary: 486 species, 6 May 2017^[1][18]
• World's largest special stamp: measures 2.87 m² (30.9 sq ft), on 26 May 2018 at Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru, India. The stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department commemorating the Vishwam Museum.^[19]

• Swamijji appeared in the movieSwathi Kiranam (1992), in the song "Shivani Bhavani" shot in his ashram.

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