Original sentence: It has been asserted by some that Haidakhan Babaji is the same person as Mahavatar Babaji who initiated Lahiri Mahasaya into Kriya Yoga in 1861 as described by Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi, but this assertion is self-contradictory since Mahavatar Babaji is described as immortal in Autobiography of a Yogi while Haidakhan Babaji died in 1984.The spiritual teacher Leonard Orr wrote about his encounters with Haidakhan Babaji, and together with Sondra Ray, promoted him as being Mahavatar Babaji
Edited sentence: Most of the people that were with him, including Leonard Orr, Sondra Ray and others, believed and said that he was the same Mahavatar Babaji