Divinity Atlas

Sacred Correspondences
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Religious Order

Bharat Sevashram Sangha

Hindu Monastic Orders
Origin from 1917

Bharat Sevashram Sangha is a Hindu religious and spiritual organization founded in 1917 by Swami Pranavananda and headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, focused on humanitarian service and social welfare. It operates more than three hundred branches in India and abroad, including in the United Kingdom, the United States, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Fiji and Bangladesh, and has extended its work to African nations, Malaysia and Indonesia, with its monks taking part in United Nations delegations to Syria and Lebanon. The Sangha is known for disaster relief, healthcare provision and educational programs, and it maintains a presence at large religious gatherings such as the Kumbh Mela, where it provides pilgrims with shelter, food, medical care and safety services. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origins
Origin Period
from 1917 1
Practice
Liturgical Language
Sanskrit 2
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
Advaita Vedanta Non-Dualism 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Organisation
Ordination
Diksha Initiation 2
Classification
Apostolate
Contemplative or Monastic Prayer 2
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions

Originated In

India, Countries
Source Bharat Sevashram Sangha (Wikipedia)

Uses Liturgical Language

Sanskrit, Languages
Sources
1. Bharat Sevashram Sangha (Wikipedia)
  • page categories
    Category:1917 establishments in British India
  • Originated In: India, Lead
    The headquarter of the Sangha is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal
View the Source
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.

View At A Past Year

Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.