Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya, was born in Dwarahat district of Almora in Uttarakhand, India.
YSS's headquarters, Yogoda Satsanga Math, is situated in Dakshineswar, in the state of Kolkata with branches in Dwarahat, in the state of Uttarakhand, and Ranchi, in the state of Jharkhand.