Several prominent Akharas, including Atal Akhara, Mahanirvani Akhara, Niranjani Akhara, Ahwan Akhara, and Juna Akhara—the largest Akhara in the Sanyasi tradition—have already set up their ...

Meanwhile, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Niranjani Akhara Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj said that all five Akharas offered ...

In a Facebook post in Hindi on Wednesday, Swami Anand Swaroop said, "Today, during 'bhojan prasad' at Niranjani Akhara with the president of the Akhara Parishad, Mahant Ravindra Puri ji ...

(File photo used for representation only) This is not the first time a Dalit religious scholar has been given “diksha” by the head of an akhara. Niranjani Akhara had included a Dalit in its ...

Niranjani Akhara on Thursday announced the end of the Kumbh Mela after many saints show symptoms of coronavirus. Speaking to news agency ANI Ravindra Puri, Secretary of Niranjani Akhara said ...

Niranjani Akhada, one of the 13 akhadas of seers participating in the Haridwar Kumbh, on April 15 decided to opt-out of the event because of the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in the state ...

The prime minister tweeted that he spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara over the telephone and enquired about the health of saints, many of whom have contracted the infection ...

Giri, who belongs to the Niranjani Akhara, added that he had been involved in resolving the issue through negotiation for quite some time. “I have held detailed discussions with Hashim Ansari ...

A controversy erupted on the first day of Simhastha Kumbh in Ujjain on Friday after members of the all-women Akhara – Pari Akhara – were not allowed to take part in shahi snan or royal holy ...