Yogoda Satsanga Society: A society that provides spiritual upliftment. Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda set up Yogoda Satsanga Society of India in 1917 with its headquarters by the Ganga at Dakshineswar, near Kolkata. The Society has branches all over India. It publishes Paramahansa Yogananda's thoughts and lectures; runs ashrams, meditation centres and educational institutions; conducts lectures; and coordinates the Worldwide Prayer Circle.