The Avahan Akhara is a Shaivite monastic order affiliated with the Juna Akhara as a subsidiary. Its headquarters is in Haridwar, and its ascetics worship the deities Dattatreya and Gajanan. Tradition holds that the saints of the Avahan Akhara were the first to answer the call of Adi Shankaracharya when he organized the akharas.
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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
The Shri Shambhu Panch Agni Akhara stands out distinctively within the Shaiva sect, diverging significantly from the practices of other Shaiva Akharas such as Juna and Aavahan.
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