Swami Shankar Teerth

Timeline	Deceased
Nationality	Indian
Disciple of	Bhagavan Nityananda
Non-lineage initiations	Initiated as a swami by the Shankaracarya of Jagannathpuri. Was offered the Shankaracharya seat but declined.
Samadhi Shrine	Opposite the Vajreshwari temple and next to the Nath Mandir.
In a nutshell	Was already a swami and a spiritual teacher when he met Bhagavan Nityananda who told him to stay in nearby Vajreshwari at the Nath Mandir. He did, and became Nityananda’s disciple until his death, shortly after Bhagavan’s.

Swami Shankar Teerth (right)
with Bhagavan Nityananda