Resident Swamiji
Swami Sivayogananda was inspired by the ethos of Swami Chinmayananda, the world renowned spiritual master, joined Chinmaya Mission in 1996. He underwent two years intensive Residential Vedanta Course at Mumbai Sandeepany Sadanalaya. He is the Acharya of Chinmaya Mission Madurai center for the past 20 years (since 1998) and was instrumental in establishing an active Mission center at Madurai.
Under the able Guidance of Swamiji, Chinmaya Meenakshi Dhyana Mandapam with Lord Dakshinamurthy shrine was built and inaugurated in the year 2003.