Nigamananda founded his first Yoga Ashram in 1905 (1312 BS) at Kodaldhoa in Garo Hills, which is called now "Garohill-Yogashrama" (गारोहिल योगाश्रम).
On 20 March 1930 (Thursday) he met Swami Nigamananda for the first time at Nilachala Kutir.
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Banamali Dash, Durga Charan Mohanty along with devotees, who were coming on the quest of truth and knowledge to Nilachala Kutir, sought permission from Swami Nigamananda to celebrate His birth day at Nilachala Kutir (Puri) on 24 August 1934, Full Moon day(Shraban Purnima).
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Durga Charan Mohanty noted all discussion, advices of Swami Nigamananda and various everyday happening at Nilachala Kutir and later published it in books called “Nilachala Vani"( नीलाचल वाणी) and "Nigama Upadesha”(निगम उपदेश).
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NSS (Puri) is one of the important spiritual foundation of Swami Nigamananda after Saraswata Matha, established at Kokilamukh, Jorhat in 1912.