Mahanirvani Akhara
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Mahanirvani Akhara or Shri Panchayati Hindu tradition.
Introduction
Although according to tradition the heritage of Mahanirvani Akhada is ten thousand years old, it was formally organized in 748 CE.[1][2]
In that year, a group of seven sadhus of Atal Akhada performed
naga tradition with an official name – Mahanirvani Akhada – near Neel Dhara in Haridwar. Even today, the chief deity
(upaasyadev) of the Mahanirvani Akhada is the legendary saint Kapila Mahamuni.
It was formally organized by
Adi Shankaracharya[3]
during his lifetime.
References
- ^ "History – Maha Nirvani Akhada". USA Kumbh mela.
- ^ A history of Dasnami Naga Sanyasis http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/handle/10689/9526 Jadunath Sarkar (c. 1952). A History of Dasnami Naga Sanyasis. Allahabad: Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani.
- ISBN 9781934145272.
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