Origin from 1902
The Naya Udasin Akhara, formally the Udasin Panchayati Naya Akhara, is a Sanatan Sikh monastic order founded in 1846 by Mahant Sudhir Das as a splinter from the older Bada Udasin Akhara after an internal dispute, its name meaning new. Like the Bada Udasin Akhara, its members follow Sri Chand, whom the order calls Guru Chandracharya, and share much of the same belief and practice. The order is based at Kankhal in Uttarakhand and is governed by a council called the Shree Panch; its entry processions at the Kumbh Mela are distinctive for including no acharya, no palanquin and no ceremonial weapons.
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Classification
Kind of order ApostolateContemplative or Monastic Prayer 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 3 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAdvaita Vedanta Non-Dualism 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
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Rooted In
Source Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation: Akharas of the Kumbh (Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation)
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation: Akharas of the Kumbh (Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation)
Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development CorporationList of akharasQuote, List of akharas
It emerged from internal differences among the Udaasin Sadhus in 1902, leading to the creation of a new organizational entity.
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
3. Wikipedia: Naya Udasin Akhara
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The Udasin Panchayati Naya Akhara or Panchayati Naya Udasin Akhara is one of two Udasi akharas that participate in the Kumbh.
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