Swami Avdheshanand Giri

Swami Avdheshanand Giri
Personal
Born
Khurja, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
CreedDasanami Sampradaya
Organization
OrderJuna Akhara
Religious career
Literary worksEternal Wisdom, Vision of Self, Towards Divinity "You live only once"
Present postAcharya Mahamandaleshwar, Juna Akhara
PostPithadhishwar, President of Hindu Dharm Acharya Sabha
Websitewww.prabhupremisangh.org

Swami Avdheshanand Giri is an Indian Hindu spiritual guru, writer and philosopher. He is the current Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara.[1][2] Juna Akhara is the largest and most ancient Akhara for Naga Sadhus in India.[3][4] Giri has initiated about one million Naga sadhus.[5][6] His Ashram is situated at Kankhal, Haridwar.[7] He is the president of Hindu Dharm Acharya Sabha and also a board member of the World Council of Religious Leaders.[8][9][10][11]

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  3. ^ "Kumbh Mela 2019: Hundreds of sadhus, naga sadhus participate in Niranjani Akhara Peshwai procession". Financialexpress. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Juna akhara to probe don's 'initiation'". The Times of India. 10 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ 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 Hindi). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ "RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Haryana CM inaugurates 'Divine Spiritual Festival' at Haridwar". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2023.
  8. ^ "The Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha". BAPS. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. ^ "बुलंदशहर: मंत्रोच्चारण के बीच हुआ श्री कृष्णा धाम के लिए भूमि पूजन | Bhoomi Poojan done for Shri Krishna Dham". Patrika News (in Hindi). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Prabhu Premi Sangh". www.prabhupremisangh.org. Retrieved 24 November 2023.