Swami Turiyananda (1863–1922), whose original name was Hari Nath Chaterjee, met Paramahamsadev when he was only fourteen years old. After he became a monk, he spent the greater part of the next thirteen years wandering from place to place or meditating in seclusion. In 1899, Swami Vivekananda took him to America with him. He established the Shanti Ashrama in the San Antonio valley, Santa Clara County, California to be used a monastery of retreat. In 1902, he was returning to India but Swami Vivekananda died before he set foot in the country. A heart broken man he spent time in meditation and spiritual austerities. Later he devoted himself to training monks.