New Commemorative Issue 2020: 125th death year of Shyamcharan Lahiree Mahasaya

[betterphilately.com]

Surprising, but interesting. It looks like India's federal government will mint coins in Rs 125 denomination on the occasion of 125th death anniversary of Sri Shyamcharan Lahiree Mahasaya (1895-2020).

Good to see coin new coin topics pick up again, during the times of Covid-19. Hope everyone is safe and healthy.

Here's an introduction paragraph from Wikipedia: Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi, guru and a disciple of the Kriya Yoga master Mahavatar Babaji.[1] In 1861, he was chosen by his guru to revive the yogic science of Kriya Yoga to the public after centuries of its guarding by masters. He was unusual among Indian holy people in that he was a householder: marrying, raising a family, and working as an government accountant, he lived with his family in Varanasi rather than in a temple or monastery. Throughout his life, he spread Kriya naturally and rarely sponsored any organizations; nonetheless, his pious living attracted followers and he became the guru of many advanced Kriya disciples, such as Panchanan Bhattacharya and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. For his exceptional lifestyle as an "Ideal yogi-householder"[1], he became a spiritually inspirational figure and achieved a substantial reputation among 19th century Hindu religionists.

[dheer]

Thanks for sharing

[quaziright]

Got this

[betterphilately.com]

Thanks for sharing sir. Any chance to get a clear pic of this news article? Not much publicity of the event so far.

[Pabitra]

Here you go
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[quaziright]

Thanks for sharing sir. Any chance to get a clear pic of this news article? Not much publicity of the event so far.

You're welcome. It was sent by a collector friend in India, but I see the full report has been posted

[Pabitra]

Here is the quality image

[chatsu01]

Looks like Sh Yukteshwar Giri is the inly missing link between Yogananda and Lahiri Mahasaya. Soon we may have a commemorative coin on Sh Giri.  Sadhguru is also very popular nowadays.

[Bimat]

Sadhguru is also very popular nowadays.

Not sure if our coinage law allows commemorating living people. Also, Sadhguru's (Jaggi Vasudev) history and present unscientific views are too controversial to have him celebrated on coins.

Aditya

[betterphilately.com]

Coin booking has been opened today on 9th March by Mumbai mint. Uncirculated set if priced at Rs. 3255 and proof set is Rs 3775.
As noticed in recent times, a wooden box packaging is also available with a mark up of Rs 1155 in both strikes.

[chatsu01]

So expensive. Not sure why Mumbai mint has increased the price recently while Kolkata mint is cheaper by approx. 800 Rupees.