Shanti Kunj Haridwar | History of Shantikunj

Shanti Kunj Haridwar

Shanti Kunj Haridwar 

Shanti Kunj is at a distance of 6 kms from Haridwar Railway Station.This ashram, called Yugtirtha, houses the headquarters of the All India Gayathri Parivar.The founder of Shantikunj is Pandit Shriram Sharma, he founded it in the year 1971.

Shantikunj is a spiritual and social organization, in this spiritually it is a pilgrimage site, here the lives of crores of people are given instructions for religious instruction and mental spiritual peace, so that man can spend his life mentally and spiritually in joy and happiness.

History of Shantikunj

Shantikunj was established in 1971 by Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya ji, at that time this work was done on a very small level, after that it spread in the name of Gayatri Nagar on a very large scale, here many high level spiritual camps were organized under his guidance.

 Lakhs of devotees used to participate in the tribute ceremony at this place in the memory of Pandit Shri Ram Sharma ji, after some years in 1998, he constructed another complex which is situated at a distance of 1 kilometer from Shantikunj which was named Gayatri Kunj. University named as Dev Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya.

About Shantikunj

Shanti Kunj Haridwar

If you want to come to Shantikunj, then here you will have spiritual and mental peace as well as natural beauty. In this ashram, there is a vision of the main dhams of Uttarakhand from the Devatma Himalaya temple, if you want to meditate, then you are here.

 You can also meditate while sitting here, you will experience mental peace, self-contemplation, the flame is burning continuously since 1926, near the idol of Gayatri Mata inside Shantikunj, you can have darshan of this flame and you will get canteen facility in the ashram premises itself.

 The facility of library, and hospital is also in the premises of the ashram, here facilities of knowledge temple, literature sales center, Haritima temple, Dev Sanskriti directorate exhibition, are available,

Special Streams of Shantikunj

According to ancient Indian traditions, Shantikunj is an ideal center to encourage the practice of joint families in India, religion creed, caste sect etc., rising above these small narrowness, teaches the art of living life to the people in the society.

 People of religion can come and do spiritual practice and can also take education, it gives them an inspiration to live a soulful life, here the person has a way to lead a physically and mentally healthy life and with a favorable environment to improve his life. Right guidance is given, here the person is given inspiration to become a karmicist,

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