HARIDWAR, Jan 22: Amidst the spiritual fervor of Haridwar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah graced the All World Gayatri Parivar’s centenary celebrations for Mata Bhagyanti Devi Sharma and the Akhand Deep. Inaugurating with a traditional deep prajwalit, the event underscored a century of transformative spiritual outreach.
Shah hailed Pt. Shriram Sharma’s mass initiation into Gayatri Mantra sadhana, tasking followers to propel the mission forward vibrantly. With 150 million disciples, the movement’s legacy shines, timed with 1926’s renaissance and RSS founding. Shah affirmed that Sanatan wisdom offers global solutions, nurtured on Haridwar’s hallowed grounds where sages awakened multitudes.
This epicenter of faith and culture saw Acharya ji pioneer character-building for revival. Shah sensed eternal vitality here, in the land pulsing with eons of austerity. The Sharmas’ masterstroke revived Gayatri’s potency, demolishing barriers like women’s exclusion from mantra japa—an inexplicable orthodoxy they courageously dismantled.
Their vision created a barrier-free spiritual highway for all souls, irrespective of background. The occasion peaked with the hospital inauguration at Patanjali Yogpeeth alongside CM Dhami, Ramdev Baba, and Acharya Balkrishna, merging ancient ethos with cutting-edge medical aid.