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New Delhi: The alleged death by suicide of prominent Hindu saint Mahant Narendra Giri has shocked many, and the organization he leads, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), is one of the largest groups of Hindu saints in the country. .
Giri’s body was found hanging Condoled on Monday in his room at Baghambri Gaddi Math in Prayagraj. messages Political leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others expressed grief over his demise.
Giri was also the Mahant of Bade Hanuman Mandir in Prayagraj and Secretary of Shri Panchayati Akhara Niranjani.
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What is ABAP?
The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad was established in 1954 to organize the Kumbh Mela – the largest religious gathering of Hindus attended by millions – and to settle disputes between various akharas (or orders of monks). The decision to form an apex body was taken after nearly 800 people died in a stampede In 1954 at the first Kumbh Mela of independent India in Allahabad, as it was then called.
word ‘arena‘ also means battle or wrestling arena, and it is believed that different monastic orders would clash over who would get the first chance to take the holy dip at the Kumbh Mela.
NS arena The culture is believed to have been initiated by the eighth-century Hindu saint Adi Shankaracharya, who founded four Hindu pilgrimage sites in the north, south, east and west of the country – Badrinath, Rameshwaram, Puri and Dwarka.
Adi Shankaracharya too It is believed that that Hindu saints and sadhus need to make themselves physically strong to face the challenges of foreign invaders, and thus, akharas Or wrestling pits were built for the saints to engage in physical activities as well as religious debates and discussions.
initially there were four akharas, who were ahead for years 13. divided into.
ABAP currently heads all these 13 akhadas, which are divided into three categories on the basis of their main deity – Shaiva, Vaishnava and Udasi.
Since the inception of ABAP, all the Kumbh Melas have been arranged by it. ABAP includes representatives Out of all the 13 Akharas, and takes important decisions regarding the Kumbh Mela, as well as other important decisions related to monastic orders.
For example, in 2017, it released A list of 14 alleged “fake babas”, which included Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Asaram Bapu and Sant Rampal of Dera Sacha Sauda.
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Who was Narendra Giri?
Narendra Giri belonged to the Shaivite sect akharas.
Giri (73) was a seer from Prayagraj, who left home at the age of 22 to become a disciple of Divyananda Giri, the seer of the Niranjani Akhara of Shaivas.
It was Divyananda who initiated him into ‘Jeevan’.sannyas‘ (Sacrifice) in 1985 and named him Narendra Giri.
Narendra Giri in 2004 took over As the head of the Baghambari Math – one of the 13 chiefs akharas in the country, and was the first Selected President of ABAP in 2014, for a term of five years. He was re-elected in October 2019.
The Kumbh Mela held earlier this year was also organized under the chairmanship of Narendra Giri, but the seers could not participate.royal bath‘ (especially considered sacred) followed by test positive for covid.
Narendra Giri also played an important role in this. Ram Janmabhoomi movement and one of them was invitees For the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony held in Ayodhya last year.
Earlier this year, Narendra Giri allegedly Controversy with his disciple Anand Giri over the alleged abuse of arena Maintaining wealth and ties with one’s family (which is against the conventions of being one) Hermit). Narendra Giri is believed to have banned the entry of Anand Giri’s big Hanuman temple because of this.
dead seer suicide note There is also mention of Anand Giri – and two others – who “hurt him”. The police arrested Anand Giri on Tuesday.
The property of Baghambari Math is also believed to be a reason for the death of Narendra Giri. According to reports, the monastery has 80 bighas of farmland in Prayagraj and Kaushambi, an 80 feet wide and 120 feet high gaushala, parcels of land worth crores, as well as schools and ashrams.
(Edited by Polomi Banerjee)
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