Spiritual Empowerment
2013 & 2016 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad and Ujjain People benefiting in masses from the presence of The SPH and KAILĀSA
Blessed personally by The SPH daily during the 2016 Kumbh Mela
Daily Sarva Darshan where the people of the kingdom could receive a personal audience with The SPH for spiritual guidance and blessings
Food Charity (Anna Dhaan)
Free nutritious food offered to the people of the kingdom
Fed daily during the 2016 Kumbh Mela
Medical Camps
Free medical services provided during programs and festivals
Confluence of Peace
In 2013 and 2015, KAILĀSA conducted programs during the Kumbh Mela with participants attending from all over the world. In 2016, KAILĀSA hosted 5000 people from across the globe for a completely free 48-day spiritual retreat during the Kumbh Mela.
Several news reporters (seen on this page) reported the massive impact of The SPH’s campus in the Kumbh grounds. They recorded the number of people who visited the grounds per day at 100,000, who were all served nutritious meals.
Additionally, The SPH has been working to bring the traditions of the Mahānirvaṇi Akhāḍā to the world, by organizing Kumbh Mela in USA and Australia.
Annalaya & Vaidyalaya Ujjain 2016 & Nasik 2015 Large-scale facilities for free medical camps and food charity during the Simhasth Kumbh Mela
2016 Vaicharik Mahasabha A Hindu Think Tank organized by The SPH during the Simhasth Kumbh Mela
October 2015 Nasik Kumbh Mela The people of the Mahānirvaṇi Peetha celebrate the presence of The SPH in the unforgettable procession that traditionally culminates with the “Ganga Snan” the sacred dip in the River Ganga.
2015 UJJAIN CITY, front page of this newspaper epitomizes the jubilant mood of the Simhasth Kumbh Mela of 2016, when 100,000 people visited the KAILĀSA in Ujjain to receive the grace and blessings of The SPH
2007 The SPH with an Akhāḍā leader during the Kumbh Mela
2013 The SPH addressing leaders of the Mahānirvaṇi Akhāḍā, presenting, and motivating each one as leaders for their communities and religious institutions
2015 Police officers eager to receive blessings and meet The SPH
The SPH graces a bandara, an indigenous tradition where Hindu sadhus share food, powerful cognitions, and positive sentiment for Hindu identity
Reviving the Sanyas Sampradaya
(tradition of Hindu Monks)
The sanyas sampradaya (tradition of Hindu monks) has kept Hinduism alive over millennia. The Mahānirvaṇi Akhāḍā is the oldest living monastic tradition. It has weathered Hinduism through invasions and colonization. However, over the years, due to degradation and continuous exploitation, the sanyas tradition has lost its fervor and Hindus have lost sanyas as a mainstream lifestyle.
Though the Akhāḍā tradition has 1 million sanyasis, there is not a formal training institute for these aspirants. The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism has not only boldly promoted and inspired the modern youth around the world to take up the lifestyle of sanyas but has also created formal training institutes for both men and women. Keeping spiritual empowerment and spiritual service as the focus, The SPH has trained thousands of sanyasis over the last two decades.
Blessed disciples receive the initiation into the lifestyle of sanyas from the incarnation of Paramaśiva, The SPH
Adi Kailash in Bangalore in 2013
Kumbh Mela 2013
The Aghori and Nāgā sect of the Akhāḍā Tradition
The Aghori and Nāgā sect of the Akhāḍā Tradition are two significant traditions that are known for their mastery of all the senses and their bold denial of socially conditioned ideas about nudity, death, or pain. Their tapas (penance) has earned the expression of unique spiritual powers of Hinduism. The Naga Babas display unimaginable extraordinary powers, that have even become an attraction for millions of tourists to come to Kumbh Mela. Of these, one of the extraordinary powers is the mastery of pain, even that of the genital organs. In the aghori tradition, the most senior aghori is the one who has attained the highest degrees of this power. They are given the most respect and deemed as the elite of the elite. During the Simhasth Kumbh Mela in 2016, two of these senior level aghoris requested The SPH if they could honor Him by demonstrating their extraordinary powers.
These two aghoris subsequently pulled the chariot of The SPH just with their genital organs. In the aghori tradition, this feat is offered as a form of worship only to the incarnation of Paramaśiva. For the most senior monks, it is considered the highest honor and act of devotion to offer this to The SPH. The two aghoris were also initiates of another Aghori named “Naga Giri Baba”, who knew The SPH from around 11 years of age. Naga Giri Baba had instructed them to offer this worship to The SPH, as a symbol of their greatest achievement.
Islamic Invasions
During the period of heavy Islamic invasions, monks (Nāgā and other sadhus) of the Mahānirvaṇi Akhāḍā formed a defense force of up to 10,000 to fight as soldiers to protect the temple. Despite their bravery, in many of these encounters, they were slaughtered in masses.
Criminal Tribes Act
In 1871, the British government enacted a draconian law known as the Criminal Tribes Act, which callously labeled certain indigenous communities as “criminals” by their very nature. This cruel legislation specifically targeted Hindu ascetics (sadhus) and subjected them to arrest and mistreatment under this inhumane and unjust policy. These spiritual ascetics (sadhus) faced persecution and had their basic human rights violated. In particular, the Nāgā sadhus of the Mahānirvaṇi Akhāḍā were vulnerable to the implications of this inhumane and unethical act.
Honoured by Sants and Sadhus (monks)
2016 Śri Ravindra Giriji, the current head of Akhāḍā Parishad and other Akhāḍā leaders honor The SPH with a ceremonial crowning in Adi KAILĀSA Sarvajnapeetha, India.