The Digambar Ani Akhara, also called Shri Digambar Ani Akhara, is a Vaishnava monastic order and one of the three Bairagi, or Vaishnava, akharas recognized alongside the Shaivite orders at the Kumbh Mela. It was established in Ayodhya, tradition holding it to be more than five hundred years old, and its headquarters now sits in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, with monasteries and temples in numerous locations across India. Members are devoted to Vishnu, wear white in contrast to the ash worn by Shaivite sadhus, keep matted hair and mark their foreheads with the Vaishnava urdhvapundra tilak, and the order counts a large population of Vaishnav saints and ascetics among its ranks.
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Kind of order ApostolateContemplative or Monastic Prayer 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAdvaita Vedanta Non-Dualism 1 Practice
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Source Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation: Akharas of the Kumbh (Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation)
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1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. 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
Shri Digambar Ani Akhara stands as one of the three major Akharas within the Bairagi Vaishnav sect, with the largest and most prominent status among them.
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