Sadhubela Udasin Ashram

Service and sacrifice, the basic tenets of all religions are lost sight of in the ultra-materialistic modern life, resulting in misery and unhappiness all round.

Sri Sadhubela Udasin Ashram was founded by one of the greatest visionaries of the 19^th century Yogiraj Sadguru Acharya Swami Bankhandiji Maharaj in the Year 1818 A.D. at Mumbai, India.

The Ashram owes its origin to a miracle performed by Acharya Swami Bankhandiji Maharaj whose spiritual power cured the son of Dady Shet, a Parsi Philantrophist, of an incurable disease. In gratituted for the divine grace Dady Shet donated a sprawing plot of land to the Yogiraj for starting his Ashram in Mumbai ( then known as Bombay). The lighting of the ‘Dhooni’ ( perpetual sacred flame ) was done with yogic powers by Acharya swami Bankhandiji Maharaj in 1818 A.D. which marked the founding of the Ashram. The ‘Dhooni” ( Flame ) is till date burning and radiating its message of spiritual wisdom. Five years after theis historic event, Yogiraj founded Sri. Sadhubela Tirath in Sukkur,  Sindh, Now in Pakistan.    The Ashram has a wide network of branches all over India as well as in Japan, Hongkong, London and the United States of America.

Swami Harnamdasji Maharaj

Was the 8^th. Peethadheshwar of Sri. Sadhubela. He was a scholar, social reformer, patriot and philanthropist.  He was born with the blessings of Swami Jairamdas Maharaj of Sadhubela in 1881 in Sukkur. His parents were Shri. Awatram and Smt.Krishnadevi.  While blessing the couple Swami Jairamdas Maharaj asked them to promise to handover one of their sons to the Ashram. Shri. Narayan was their second son, and the couple handed him over to Swami Jairamdas Maharaj as promised who named him as Harnamdas. At the young age of 13 Swami Harnamdas placed in the Holy seat .

Swami Harnamdas studied the religious scriptures and gave a new shape to the Ashram. He awakened the people of Sindh with his spiritual and patriotic discourses. He performed many miracles the most well-known of which is the miracle of  converting Three cans of water from the Sindhu into Cooking Oil for preparation of Prasad. He started a National Court at Sadhubela as an alternate dispute resolution mechanism, and his decisions were accepted by all parties.

He arrived at Mumbai (then known as Bombay ) on 26 January 1947 and settled down at Sadhubela Udasin Ashram at Mahalaxmi . He helped a large number of Sindhi refugees who flooded Mumbai at the time of partition with shelter and other necessities of life..

The Great Saint, Rishi, Karmayogi Swami Harnamdas Maharaj attained Samadhi on 13^th December 1949 and he was succeeded by Swami Ganeshdas Maharaj.

Swami Ganeshdasji Maharaj

Was born on 10 February 1929 and is the 9^th Peethadheshwar of Sri. Sadhubela Ashram.

He infused a new modern spirit and dynamisim in the operations of Sadhubela. He has traveled widely through out the length and breath of India and the world , established numerous centers, ashrams, educational and medical institutions, dharmashalas. He has ensured that the Ashram continues to feed everyone who visits the ashram by acquiring vast tracts of agricultural lands which provide foods in abundance.

Swami Ganeshdasji Maharaj is a man of miracles and is known to read the mind of his devotees and give appropriate guidance to all those who visit him in matters both religious and temporal.

Under his leadership Sadhubela has become a major center for pilgrims not only for Sindhis but for all communities of India.

SAD DEMISE ; SWAMI GANESHDASJI PASSED AWAY ON 31ST JANUARY 2011

Swami Harbhajandasji Maharaj has been appointed the Mahant of Sr. Sadhubella Udasin Ashram, India.

Swami Harbhajandasji Maharaj

Sadhubela, Sukkur, Sindh

( now in Pakistan )

Sadhubela, Sukkur, Sindh

( now in Pakistan )