Enlightened yogis take their mahasamadhi during their final practice of samadhi: and they expire during this final sadhana practice.
Mahasamadhi : 1) A realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical body at death. 2) A celebration on the anniversary of a great being's departure from the physical body. 3) A shrine erected at the place where a yogi has taken mahasamadhi.
Mahasamadhi
The departure of a Self-realized saint from his mortal coil.
Mahatma ...
Mahasamadhi - Total absorption or communion with God, the final journey---beatitude from which the mind never returns.
Mantra - Sacred word by which a spiritual teacher initiates his disciple; Vedic Hymn; sacred word in general.
Math - Monastery.
Mahasamadhi:
A yogi's conscious leaving of the body at death and total merging with the Absolute.
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After the mahasamadhi of his Guru, Govindapada, Shankara had left Omkareshwar with some sannyasins and had gone to Varanasi.
Holy Guruji's Mahasamadhi - November 02 (Wednesday)
(western calendar: October 31, Monday)
Sri Mahaprabhujii's Mahasamadhi - December 14 (Wednesday)
(western calendar: December 5, Monday) ...
One time when his Mahasamadhi shrine was under construction, Master came to inspect the work. He laid down in the spot where his body was to be buried. It was too short and he ordered Vishnu Swamiji to make it larger to accommodate his massive body.
now known as Gurumayi Chidvilasananda - and her brother Subhash Shetty - now known as Mahamandaleshwar Swami Nityanand- as co-Gurus and spiritual leaders of Siddha Yoga. Swami Muktananda died on October 2, 1982 (known in India as taking mahasamadhi).
 See also: India, Samadhi, Spiritual, Spirit, Krishna
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