In1926 Anandamayi Ma visited Balananda Brahmachari's ashram at Deoghar. Balananda was a great yogi. Ma experienced elevated spiritual states there. She blessed Balananda. Balananda was more than 100 years old at that time. The elderly yogi was deeply influenced by her and went on to say, "She is not a sleeker of Truth - -she is complete in herself. Such souls come to earth to serve specific purposes"