NEW DELHI: Swami Avdheshanand Giri Maharaj, addressing a gathering at Mahakumbh, said saints need to mingle with tribal society, calling both “integral parts of the same Sanatan Dharma”.
At the Yuva Kumbh event organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in Prayagraj, Swami Avdheshanand Giri Maharaj said without harmony with the tribal society “Mahakumbh of Sanatan culture will not be complete”.
“Just like all you tribal brothers have come to Mahakumbh with your customs, tradition, culture with ease, all the saints will have to go to the forest region again and again to experience the purity and simplicity of vanavasi life, because without harmony with the tribal society this Mahakumbh of Sanatan culture will not be complete,”
Expressing his views, Swami Avdheshanand further said that all saints and those who understand their responsibility towards Aranyak culture “will have to go to the Van kshetra again and again and mingle with you, have food together by talking. Because we are integral parts of the same Sanatan Dharma”.
The event was also attended by Mahamandleshwar Swami Raghunath Bappaji Maharaj (Farshi Wale Baba), Union minister of state for tribal affairs Durgadas Uike, national president of Kalyan Ashram Satyendra Singh, former president of national commission for scheduled tribes (NCST) Harsh Chauhan, Padma Shri Chaitram Pawar.
Harsh Chauhan, former national president of NCST, highlighted the importance of this Kumbh and the efforts being made to protect the identity and existence of the tribal society.
This Mahakumbh, a symbol of Sanatan culture, is actually the original form of the consciousness of Aranyak culture, he said.
Expressing his views, Raghunath Bappa Farshiwale said that tribal society is “a part of Sanatan in every aspect and no one can separate it and no one can stay away from it for a long time”.
“Our living with nature means carrying fruits, flowers, natural resources with us in our lives, this is a matter of experience which we can see in this Kumbh,” he further added.
Minister Durgadas Uike said that anti-social forces “working behind the scenes are trying to change the tribal society in every way by luring it through discussions and social media. Youths like you should take initiative against this. They should be countered with their weapons because history is witness that whenever the youth has taken the reins of the struggle, change has happened. Therefore, you should take this message from here that the transformative youth will bring change in the Janajati region as well”.
National president of Kalyan Ashram Satyendra Singh, while interacting with the youth, said that “what we know and believe about our society should be presented through various mediums. Accordingly, he called upon the youth present to make their own image, study and gain the ability to lead their society with a fighting spirit”.
Some prominent youth activists expressed their views as a pledge for the purpose for which this conference of tribal youth from all over the country was organized.
Thousands of youth from all regions and provinces of the country participated in this program, which was anchored by Firoz Uike.
Along with the presentation of bhajans, dance and music were also presented by the karyakartas of Telangana and Arunachal.
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