| Shyama Charan Lahiri | |
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Birth Name: | Shyama Charan Lahiri |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1828 |
| Birth Place: | Ghurni village, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (Present day in Nadia district, West Bengal, India) |
| Death Place: | Benares, United Provinces, British Raj |
| School: | Kriya Yoga |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Guru: | Mahavatar Babaji |
| Honors: | Yogiraj, Kashi Baba |
| Disciples: | Yukteswar Giri Tinkouri Lahiri Panchanan Bhattacharya Keshavananda Brahmachari |
| Philosophy: | Yoga |
Lahiri Mahasaya was born to Gourmohan and Muktakeshi Lahiri on 30 September 1828, in village Ghurni, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal, India, according to Yogananda.[3] In 1832, a flood killed his mother and destroyed their home, after which his family moved to Varanasi, where he received education in philosophy, Sanskrit, and English. His father arranged for him to be married to Kashimoni in 1846, and he taught her how to read. In 1851, he began working as a clerk and tutor.
On 27 November 1861, Lahiri Mahasaya met Babaji in Ranikhet. Babaji taught him a meditation technique called Kriya Yoga,[4] which Lahiri Mahasaya then taught to many others, including his wife, Paramahansa Yogananda's parents, and Sri Yukteswar Giri, guru of Yogananda.