Swamiji Explained

Swamiji, swami-ji, or swami ji is a variant of swami that is used as a direct form of address toward, or as a stand-in for the name of, a Hindu religious leader (and usually capitalized in such usage).

It may more specifically refer to:

• Swamijis of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi, a group of eight Hindu monasteries
• Swamiji Ram Charan (1720–1799), founder of the Ramsnehi Sampradaya (Ramdwara) religious tradition, an offshoot of Hinduism
• Swamiji Vivekananda (1863–1902), chief disciple of Ramakrishna, one of the makers of modern India
• Swamiji Ram Kishor (1918–1994), 13th head of the Ramsnehi Sampradaya
• Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921-2016), 5th Spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
• Mahant Swami Maharaj (1933-Present), 6th Spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and present leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
• Swamiji (film), a 2012 English-language documentary film about Vivekananda, directed by Manick Sorcar.
• Swamiji, fictional character in the Indian Baahubali franchise

See also

• Swami (disambiguation)