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During his first visit to USA, the Swami founded Vedanta Society of New York (1894), and during his second visit, he founded Vedanta Society of San Francisco (1900). It was during his second visit when the seeds of the Vedanta Society Berkeley were sown. His riveting lectures touched and inspired many western hearts in the Bay Area. After he left the Bay Area, a small group of invigorated and devoted followers nurtured, contributed, and strove to propagate the teachings of Vedanta.