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{{Short description|Hindu spiritual leader, disciple of Ramakrishna}}
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{{Infobox Hindu leader
| name               = Swami Shivananda
| image              = File:Mahapurush maharaj swami shivananda.png
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| religion           = [[Hinduism]]
| birth_name         = Tarak Nath Ghosal
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1854|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Barasat]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[Company Rule in India|British India]] (now [[West Bengal]], [[India]])
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1934|2|20|1854|12|16|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Belur Math]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now West Bengal, India)
| order              = [[Ramakrishna Mission]]
| guru               = [[Sri Ramakrishna]]
|predecessor =[[Swami Brahmananda]]
|successor =[[Swami Akhandananda]]
| disciples          = [[Swami Gambhirananda]]<br>[[Swami Tapasyananda]]<br>[[Swami Ranganathananda]]<br>[[Swami Rudrananda]]<br>[[Kamala Nehru]]<br>[[Swamy chidbhavanandha]]
| philosophy         = [[Advaita Vedanta]]
| signature          = 
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Swami '''Shivananda''' (1854–1934), born '''Tarak Nath Ghosal''', was a [[Hindu]] spiritual leader and a direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna]], who became the second president of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]]. His devotees refer to him as '''Mahapurush Maharaj''' (Great Soul). Shivananda and [[Subodhananda]] were the only direct disciples of Ramakrishna to be filmed. He was a Brahmajnani ("knower of Brahman or the Supreme Being").<ref>"M, The Apostle and Evangelist", by Swami Nityatmananda, Volume XV, Chapters 5, 10 and 11, publisher Sri Ma Trust, Chandigarh</ref> 
Shivananda introduced the celebration of the birthdays of his brother-monks. He was known to have laid the foundation stone of Shri Ramakrishna Temple at Belur Math, which was designed by [[Vijnanananda]].