Swami Bhuteshananda was born on 8 September 1901 at Somsar in Bengal Presidency. His premonastic name was Vijay Chandra. His father was Purna Chandra Roy and his mother Charubala Devi. In 1921 Saradananda initiated Vijay with at the Mother's house. He was bestowed with the vows of Brahmacharya by Shivananda in 1923 on Holy mother's birthday, and was named 'Priya Chaitanya'. He died on 10 August 1998.On 18 December 2015, a new temple and monastery were inaugurated at Somsar, his ancestral village in Bankura district.