Swami Sivananda Baba, 128, again at Mahakumbh 2025. He has attended each Kumbh Mela in 100 years
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Swami Sivananda Baba is a Padma Shri recipient and yoga practitioner. He has attended each Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Nashik, Ujjain, and Haridwar for the previous 100 years, mentioned his disciple Sanjay Sarvajana.
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Padma Shri recipient and yoga practitioner Swami Sivananda Baba has been attending each Kumbh Mela throughout Prayagraj, Nashik, Ujjain and Haridwar for the previous 100 years, in accordance with his disciple Sanjay Sarvajana.
The banner outdoors Baba’s camp on Sector 16’s Sangam Decrease Street shows his Aadhaar card, which lists his beginning date as August 8, 1896. Whereas Swami Sivananda immersed himself in yoga and meditation in his chamber within the morning, his disciples waited outdoors for his darshan amid ongoing Maha Kumbh.
Talking about Baba’s adolescence, Phalgun Bhattacharya, a disciple from Bengaluru, turned emotional.
“Baba was born to a beggar’s household. His mother and father would supply him to saints visiting the village, hoping he would a minimum of obtain meals. When Baba was 4, they handed him over to Saint Omkarananda Goswami,” he mentioned.
On the saint’s request, Swami Sivananda returned to go to his household when he was six. In a tragic flip of occasions, his sister handed away upon his return, and inside per week, he misplaced each his mother and father.
Bhattacharya recounted, “Baba carried out their final rites on a single funeral pyre. The saint then turned his sole caretaker.” Bhattacharya revealed that till the age of 4, Baba had by no means seen milk, fruits or bread. “All these developments formed his present way of life – he eats half a meal, sleeps by 9 pm, wakes up at 3 am and spends his mornings performing yoga and meditation. He doesn’t take a nap through the day,” he added.
Hiraman Biswas, a disciple from Delhi, described Baba’s profound religious skills. He recalled an incident the place a devotee, famished upon arriving, was served kheer in an earthen bowl by Baba. The devotee complained it was inadequate, however Baba requested him to eat it. The devotee stored consuming however couldn’t end the kheer. Falling at Baba’s toes, the devotee exclaimed, “I failed to know you, Baba.” Biswas mentioned he first met Baba in Chandigarh in 2010. Regardless of staying on the sixth ground of a constructing, Baba climbed up and down the steps each day, as each elevators have been non-functional. “I used to be amazed by his health,” Biswas famous.
Swami Sivananda was conferred the Padma Shri with none utility from him, in accordance with a devotee. Expressing gratitude, the devotee praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, “He’s figuring out and honouring gems like Baba.” The revered seer accepts no donations, has no wishes and stays disease-free. He eats boiled meals with out oil or salt and avoids milk and its derivatives. Primarily based in Kabir Nagar, Durgakund in Varanasi, Baba will return residence after finishing his keep on the Maha Kumbh Mela.
In his message to the youth, Swami Sivananda emphasised, “Begin your day early and dedicate a minimum of half-an-hour to yoga. Preserve a correct way of life, as many endure as a consequence of unhealthy habits and lack of bodily exercise. Strolling each day is important for good well being.”