Swami Hariharananda Sarasvati or Karpatri Ji was respected Vedant Acharya; disciple of Brahmananda Sarasvati; met Yogananda at Kumbh Mela. He was from Dashanami Sampradaya ("Tradition of Ten Names") is a Hindu monastic tradition of "single-staff renunciation" (Ekadaṇḍisannyasi)generally associated with the Advaita Vedanta tradition.