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20 october 1962 sri sri garamur saru satra , majuli humanity 220 satradhikar of majuli -lrb- chief -rrb- of vaishnavite monastery garamur sattra 10 june 1885 seated , serious-looking young man dressed in white pitambar copy.jpg pitambar deva goswami
 pitambar deva goswami
pitambar deva goswami

pitambar deva goswami -lrb- 10 june 1885 -- 20 october 1962 -rrb- was a spiritual leader and social reformer in the indian state of assam .
at age six , he was accepted into the monastic order of the garamur satra .
goswami was schooled in sanskrit by nityanandadeva bhagawati vidyavagish in the satra .
when he was 21 , he was appointed satradhikar -lrb- head priest -rrb- of the garamur satra after the death of jogachandra deva satradhikar goswami .
in addition to studying sanskrit grammar , literature , philosophy , religion and theology , goswami taught himself english and modern assamese literature .
he learned ayurveda , took lessons in vocal and instrumental classical music -lrb- sitar , violin and harmonium -rrb- and invited experts from calcutta to the satra .
