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Avdheshanand Giri

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Swami

Avdheshanand Giri
TitleAcharya Mahamandaleshwar
Personal
ReligionHindu
LineageDashnami
OrderJuna Akhada
Senior posting
GuruSwami Satyamitranand Giri
WebsiteOfficial website

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Swami Avdheshanand Giri is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader,[1] author, philosopher and preacher from Bulandshahr, India.[2][3] He holds the high level Hindu spiritual title of Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhada, the oldest and largest order of sadhus (sometimes referred to as yogis) in India.[4] He heads thousands of ashrams across India.[5] He has initiated about one million Naga Sadhus, a Sadhu sect,[6] and he is their first Guru, or spiritual advisor.[7] His seat is in Kankhal, Haridwar, known as Harihar Ashram, which also houses the Paradeshwar Mahadev temple and the Mrityunjay Mahadev temple.

Swami is also chairman of the Hindu religious organisation Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha.[8]

Early life and sanyas[edit]

Swami Avdheshanand Giri was born into a Brahmin family of Khurja, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh.[9]

He met Swami Avadhoot Prakash Maharaj, an expert in yoga and versatile in knowledge about Vedas and others. Swami Avdheshanand Giri learnt Vedant philosophy and yoga from him.[10]

In 1985 he met his Guru, Swami Satyamitranand Giri and took the Hindu ritual sannyas deeksha from him. Thus he entered Juna  Akhara, the biggest of the 13 Akharas of Sadhus and was named Swami Avdheshanand Giri.[11] Swami Satyamitranand Giri announced Avdheshanand Giri as his successor 4-years before his demise. [12]

In 1998, at the Haridwar Kumbh, Swami Avdheshanand Giri was appointed as Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhada.[13] While there are many mahamandaleshwar in an Akhada, there is only one Acharya Mahamanaleshwar who is the spiritual guide and public face of the monastic order.[14][15]

Work and public life[edit]

Swami is the member of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. He is also Chairman of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha.[16] Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha is the apex forum which has more than 130 Hindu religious leaders heading Mathas and Peetha in India.[17] The Sabha covers virtually all the sampradayas (ancient Hindu religious denominations propounding diverse traditional expressions of Hindu spirituality and practice).[18]

Presently, he is the President of the Samanvaya Seva Trust, Haridwar which has several branches in India and abroad. The trust includes the famous Bharat Mata Mandir, Haridwar.[19][20]

On June 21, 2022 he lead the International Yoga Day celebration at the Times Square, New York.[21] During the 2021 Haridwar Kumbh Mela, a religious gathering, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi telephoned Swami Avdheshanand Giri to conclude the Kumbh Mela early in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19.[22] The Kumbh Mela was concluded the same day.[23]

He was the keynote speaker at the UNO for ‘Responsible Leadership Summit’ held in May 2019. The summit was attended by about 200 leaders from around the world.[24] In 2008 Swami also attended the Israeli Presidential Conference 'Facing Tomorrow'.[5]

Education and teachings[edit]

Swami Avdheshanand Giri has studied Vedanta and Ancient Indian Philosophy. He is a graduate in Sanskrit, and in 2008 he was conferred with the honorary degree of D. Litt. from Vikram University, Ujjain.[25]

Spirtuality[edit]

Swami's spiritual discourses are regularly aired on various religious and spiritual TV channels such as Sanskar TV,[26] and he is invited to speak on spiritual and religious issues at various events such as Vivekananda International Foundation (Desh, Samaj aur Vyakti).[27][28][29]

In October 2019, President of India, Shri Ramnath Kovind visited his ashram, when he went for the IIT Roorkee convocation.[30] In 2018, Home minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat[31] had also been to Harihar Ashram.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Vision of Self, 2013 ISBN 1482810476 Search this book on .[32]
  • Eternal Wisdom, 2014 ISBN 978-1482823257 Search this book on .
  • Amrit Pravachan Avdeshanand Giri ji, 2019 ASIN B083C2WWKC
  • Brahma is the truth (ब्रह्मा ही सत्य है), 2016 ISBN 9788131005248 Search this book on . Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
  • You live only once, 2019 ISBN 9388754697 Search this book on .

He also writes as a columnist in various newspapers.[33]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Koo to Digitally Connect Spiritual Centers with Devotees". The Statesman. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. ↑ "PM Modi phones Swami Avdheshanand Giri, requests symbolic participation in Kumbh Mela amid Covid-19 scare". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ↑ "PM Modi urges to keep Kumbh participation symbolic amid COVID crisis". National Herald. 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara ends Kumbh Mela after PM Modi's request". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Israeli leaders meet with leaders of Eastern faith traditions". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  6. ↑ Banerjee, Biswajeet (2019-02-04). "Millions take bath on second Shahi snan in Kumbh on Mauni Amavasya; thousands take deeksha as Naga Sadhus". National Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  7. ↑ त्रिपाठी, संजय (10 February 2020). "राम मंदिर के मॉडल को लेकर VHP खफा, उपाध्यक्ष चंपत राय बोले- नए डिजाइन पर बना तो लगेंगे 25 साल". www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी).
  8. ↑ Negi New, Manjeet (November 10, 2018). "NSA Ajit Doval meets Hindu, Muslim religious leaders post Ayodhya verdict on how to maintain peace". India Today. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. ↑ "स्वामी अवधेशानंद गिरी के पिताजी को श्रद्धांजलि देने उमड़े संत-राजनेता". Hindustan (in hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-30.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ "Hinduism Today Magazine". www.hinduismtoday.com.
  11. ↑ "भारत माता मंदिर के संस्थापक महामंडलेश्वर स्वामी सत्यमित्रानंद गिरि ब्रह्मलीन, आज दी जाएगी समाधि". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 26 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Spiritual legend Swami Satyamritanand dies". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  13. ↑ "The famous akhadas at Kumbh mela". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Swami Avdheshananda Giri, Hindu of the year". Hinduism Today. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  15. ↑ "ऐसे बनते है महामंडलेश्वर और ये है इस पद की शर्तें". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  16. ↑ "CEO SASB invites Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, Akhara Parishad for Amarnath Yatra". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  17. ↑ Bender, Michael Mclean (30 Mar 2011). "The Hindu-Jewish relationship and the significance of dialogue : participants' reflections on the 2007 and 2008 Hindu-Jewish summits at New Delhi and Jerusalem" (PDF). digitalcommons.fiu.edu. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ "Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha in Hyd from Jan 9". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  19. ↑ "ताकतवर-रसूखदारः साधु की शक्ति". aajtak.intoday.in (in हिन्दी).
  20. ↑ Sharma, Aman (14 January 2020). "Centre weighs a dozen names for Ram Temple Trust". The Economic Times.
  21. ↑ "India today has a PM that saints wished for, says Hindu religious leader". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  22. ↑ "Kumbh Mela should now be symbolic to strengthen fight against Covid-19: PM Modi to Juna Akhada chief". India Today. April 17, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  23. ↑ "Juna Akhara, other sects heed PM Modi's call, end Kumbh pilgrimage: Swami Avdheshanand Giri". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  24. ↑ "The Inaugural Responsible Leaders Summit". www.thecrl.org. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  25. ↑ "यूनिवर्सिटी के विद्यार्थी घर बैठे जान सकेंगे रिजल्ट व एडमिशन की स्थिति". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  26. ↑ "ताकतवर-रसूखदारः साधु की शक्ति". aajtak.intoday.in (in हिन्दी).
  27. ↑ "Vimarsha: Talk by Shri Swami Avdheshanand Giri ji Maharaj, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara on 'Desh, Samaj aur Vyakti'". www.vifindia.org. 3 October 2018.
  28. ↑ "आज स्वामी अवधेशानंद बताएंगे जीवन संवारने के मंत्र". Patrika News (in hindi).CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  29. ↑ "अवधेशानंद गिरि महाराज व्याख्यानमाला में बताएंगे अध्यात्म और सुखद जीवन का राज". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 25 February 2020.
  30. ↑ "President to meet head of Juna Akhara today". TOI. 4 October 2019.
  31. ↑ "RSS chief arrives in Haridwar on 2-day visit". TOI. 27 June 2018.
  32. ↑ Giri, Acharya Swami Avdheshanand (2013). Vision of Self. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4828-1047-9. Search this book on
  33. ↑ "चिंतन, चरित्र और स्वभाव से अपने गुरु जैसा बनना जरूरी, सिर्फ ज्ञान लेना सार्थक नहीं". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 15 July 2019.

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