Commissioned piece of Paramahansa Yogananda or Paramhansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ) (5 January 1893 – March 7, 1952), born Mukunda Lal Ghosh (Bengali: মুকুন্দলাল ঘোষ), was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book, Autobiography of a Yogi.