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 Among the religious faiths of
Sindhis this panth or mat can be said unique as here in
this mat like the Radhaswami [Radhasaomi / Radha Soami]
more stress is for the spiritual progress of the
followers. Though there are certain ritural like other
Hindu religious faiths and tradition of master is followed
in this mat also but still more stress is for the
mediation of Shabad. Sri Swami Anandpuri ji Maharaj
(1782-1872) also known as Maharaja Paramhans Dayal Ji are
looked as the founder of this mat. Sri Swami Swarupanand
ji Maharaj, famous as Param Sant Ji and as Sri Nagli Sahib
were the second master of the mat and left the physical
world for heavenly abode on 9th April 1936 in the village
of Nagli, near Meerut. Shri Swami Vairag Anand Ji Maharaj
were the the third master of the mat. The common
philosophy of masters of this mat Wherever I go there will
be no dearth of devotees, as I belong to all, and all
belong to me. Present master Shri Data Din Dayal Maharaj
Ji are the fifth master.
During the times of Shri fourth Padshahi, it was decided
to construct a temple of panth and accordingly work was
started for "Shri Anandpur Sahib" in the year 1939 at
Ashok Nagar and was in continuation till 1964. After the
independence on 22 - 04 - 1954 the institution was
registered as "Shri Anandpur Trust". The huge monument is
inclusive of "Shri Anand Shanti Bhavan" constructed from
pure white marble, residential blocks and lungar bhavan.
During the autumn the garden surrounding the building
start blossoming with multi colored flowers and beauty of
place goes beyond imagination. Yet another famous ashram
of the mat is situated at Urali near the Pune in the
Maharashtra, the place is also famous as the natural
therapy center. Makar Sankrat and Viyas Pooja are the most
celebrated day of the mat. At Urli ashram every year
several thousands devotees gathered from all parts of the
country and abroad on this celebration of "Makar Sankrat".
Similarly every year a grand celebration is held on second
day of June for celebrating birthday of third Padshahi
Swami Vairag Anand Ji Maharaj.
This mat is a spiritual way of attaining true knowledge
[Braham Gyan] and become unanimous with God by purifying
the thought process of human beings, here person is not
important but emphasis is given on the ideology, probably
this is the reason for less availability of information
about this mat. Recently during the train journey I meet
with one of the follower of this panth, traveling to Urli,
for submitting "Mini Swaroop" [Photo] of Guru Ji, as
ordered by Guru Ji. During this I feel that devotees are
trying to keep the worship rituals hidden under the secret
cover and try to avoid talking on this topic. Here at
Gandhinagar Kolhapur considerable Sindhi population
belongs to followers of this religious path and recently
have constructed a grand "Anandpuri Kutiya" Satsang Bhavan
on Kolhapur road. |