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About Advait Mat :
Advate Mat : Anandpuri Kutiya : Shri Anandpur Darbar
 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 ritual 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. |