Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad

Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad
Formationc. 18th century
TypeReligious organization
HeadquartersAyodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Location
Ravindra Giri (since October 2021)
Main organ
Committee

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad ABAP (IAST: Akhila Bhāratīya Akhāḍā Pariṣada; lit. 'All India Monastery Council'), one of the organizations of Hindu sants (saints) and sadhus (ascetics) in India.[1][2] The ABAP is composed of 14 akharas, or organisations of Hindu sants and sadhus. Nirmohi Akhara (involved in the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute in Ayodhya) and Shri Dattatreya Akhara are two of the prominent akharas which are part of it.

  1. ^ "Akhara Parishad welcomes verdict on Ayodhya". The Hindustan Times. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Akhara Parishad do not see eye-to-eye with VHP". The Hindu. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 July 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2010.