Akhara Details

Location Of Akharas

S.No.	Name of the Akhara	Peshvai starting	End of Peshvai
1	Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara	Neelganga	Datt Akhara
2	Panchayati anand akhara	Neelganga	Choti Rapat Badnagar road
3	Panchayati Mahanirvani akhara	Neelganga	Datt Akhara
4	Nirvani Ani Akhara	Begampura	Ankpaat
5	Nirmal Akhara	Sankhyaraje Dharmshala	Ramghat
6	Digambar ani akhara	Begampura	Khakchowk
7	Nirmohi Akhara	Begampura	Ankpaat
8	Panchayati Naya Udaseen Akhara	Sindhi Colony	Badnagar road hanuman baag
9	Panch Atal Akhara	Neelganga	Dattakhara
10	Taponidhi Niranjani Akhara	Sankhyaraje Dharmshala	Danigate Rajput Dharmshala
11	Panchayati bada udasin akhara	Alakhdham Dharamshala	Danigate Rajput Dharmshala
12	Panchayati Agni Akhara	Neelganga	Dattakhara
13	Panchayati Avhan Akhara	Neelganga	Dattakhara

Detail Of Akharas

Sr. No	Akhara’s Name	Contact Person	Head Office
1	Shri Panchayati Taponidhi Akhara	Shri Mahant Laltagiriji Maharaj (Sachiv)	Mahant Shri Vishwanath Giri ji Niranjani Akhara, Badnagar Road, Ujjain
		Shri Panchayati Taponidhi Niranjani Akhara
		Mayapur Haridwar, (Uttaranchal)
		Shri Mahant Ramanand puri ji Maharaj (Sachiv)
		Shri Panchayati Taponidhi Niranjani Akhara
		Mayapur Haridwar, (Uttaranchal)
2	Shri Panchayati Anand Akhara	Shri Mahant Sagaranand ji Maharaj
		Shri Panchayati Anand Akhara
		Trayambkeshwar, Distt. Nasik, Maharashtra
3	Shri Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara	Shri Mahant Parmanand ji Saraswati (Sabhapati)	Peer Mahant Ramgiri Pratinidhi Rameshwar Giri Datta Akhara, Ujjain
		Shri Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara, Bada Hanuman
		Ghat Kashi, Varanasi (U.P.)
		Shravannath Nagar Haridwar
		Shri Mahant Uma Shankar Bharti Ji Maharaj, (Sachiv)
		Shri Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara, Bada Hanuman
		Ghat Kashi, Varanasi (U.P.)
		Shri Mahant PremGiriji Maharaj, (Sachiv)
		Shri Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara, Bada Hanuman
		Ghat Kashi, Varanasi (U.P.)
		Shri Mahant ji Maharaj (Sachiv)
		Mayadevi Bhairav Akhara Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
		Kankeshwari Devi Ashram
		Shri Mahant Surendra Giri Ji, Maharaj (Sachiv)	Peer Mahant Ramgiri Pratinidhi Rameshwar Giri Datta Akhara, Ujjain
		Mayadevi Bhairav Akhara Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
4	Shri Panchdashnaami Avahan Akhara	Shri Mahant Shiv Shankar Giri ji Maharaj (Sabhapati)	Pratinidhi : Shri RajShekhar Tripathi, Bada Sarafa, Ujjain
		Shri Panchdashnaami Aavhan Akhara
		Ashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Varanasi (U.P.)
		Shri Mahant Prem Puri ji Maharaj (Sachiv)
		Shri Panchdashnami Avahan Akhara
		Ashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Varanasi (U.P.)
5	Shri Panch Agni Akhara	Shri Mahant Gopalanand Ji Maharaj (Sabhapati)	Mahant Shri Sudamanand Ji Rajrajeshwar Hanuman Mandir, Pool k niche, Sindhiya Dharmshala k paas, Ujjain
		Shri Panch Agni Akhara, Shambhupanch Agni
		Akhara, Mu.Po. Bilkha, Junagadh (Sourashtra)
		Gujrat
		Shri Mahant Govindanand Ji Maharaj (Sachiv)
		Shri Panch Agni Akhara, Shambhupanch Agni
		Akhara, Mu.Po. Bilkha, Junagadh (Sourashtra)
		Gujrat
6	Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara	Shri Mahant Prakashpuri Ji Maharaj (Sachiv)	Shri Mahant Prakashpuri Ji Maharaj (Sachiv), Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara
		Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara,
		Kankhal, Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
7	Shri Panch Atal Akhara	Shri Mahant Rajgiriji Maharaj, (Sabhapati)	Mahant Shri Premgiri ji Maharaj
		Shri Shankargiri ji Maharaj, (Sachiv)
		Shri Panch Atal Akhara
		Kankhal, Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
8	Udasin Akhare		Pratinidhi : Shyamdas ji Maharaj
	Shri Panchayati Bada Udasin Akhara	Shri Mahant Raghumuni ji Maharaj
		Shri Panchayati Bada Udasin Akhara
		Ram Ghat Ujjain
9	Shri Panchayati Udasin Naya Akhara	Shri Mahant Manohardas ji Maharaj, (President)	Shri Jagtar Muni, Mod Dharmshala k Paas, Ramghat, Ujjain (Jakhira Prabandhak)
		Shri Panchayati Udasin Naya Akhara,
		Kankhal, Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
		Kankeshwari Ashram
		Ashok Nagar Gujrat
10	Shri Panchayati Nirmal Akhara	Shri Mahant Gyandev Ji Maharaj	Shri Darshan Singh ji, Nirmal Akhara, Badhnagar Road, Ujjain
		Shri Panchayati Nirmal Akhara
		Kankhal Haridwar Uttaranchal
11	Bairagi Akhade	Shri Mahant Shivnandandas Ji Maharaj	Mahant Shri Sudhir Pujari, Sansthan Shri Kalika Mandir, Panchwati Nasik Sthaniya: Mahant Shri Bhagwandas ji Beghampura Ujjain.
	(Ramadal Vaishnav)	Shri Panchramanandaye Nirvani Ani Akhara,
	Shri Panchramanandaye	Shri Bihariji Mandir Barana Bamori
	Nirvani Ani Akhara	Distt. Tikamgadh (M.P.)
		Shri Mahantdas Ji Maharaj	Mahant Shri Premdas ji, Khaki Akhara, Khak Chowk Ankpat Ujjain
		Shri Panchramanandaye Nirvani Ani Akhara,
		Hanumangarhi Ayodhya (U.P.)
		Shri Mahant Jagannathdasji Maharaj,	Mahant Shri Premdas ji, Khaki Akhara, Khak Chowk Ankpat Ujjain
		Khaki Akhara (Nirvani Ani), Lambe Hanuman
		Mandir Lambe Hanuman Road Railway Station k paas,
		Surat Gujrat
12	Shri Panch Digambar Ani Akhara	Shri Mahant Keshavdas ji Maharaj	Mahant Shri Kanhaiyadas ji Ankpat Road, Ujjain
		Shri Panch Digambar Ani Akhara	Mahant Shri Kanhaiyadas ji Ankpat Road, Ujjain
		(Digambar Akhara) Ayodhya U.P.	Mahant Shri Bhagwandas ji, Beghampura Ujjain
		Shri Rambela Math Shastri Marg Dungarpur
		Rajesthan
13	Shri Panchramanandiya Nirmohi Ani Akhara	Shri Mahant Ram Ashraydas ji Maharaj	Mahant Shri Raghuveerdas ji, Khak Chowk Ujjain
	Shri Panchramanandiya Nirmohi Ani Akhara	Shri Panchramanandiya Nirmohi Ani Akhara	Mahant Shri Raghuveerdas ji, Khak Chowk Ujjain
		Nirmohi Akhara, Ramghat Chitrakoot,	Mahant Shri Bhagwandas ji Beghampura Ujjain
		Distt. Banda (U.P.)	Mahant Shri Bhagwandas ji Beghampura Ujjain

Tilak Ka Parichay

The tilak on saints’ forehead is necessary as lets people to identify his sect. These tilaks on the foreheads of saints from different akharas, communities, and sects are an attraction for the pilgrims.

The Sadhus have different beliefs regarding the markings on their bodies. There are three types of communities, which use sandalwood, gopi chandan and roli as tilak. The Saints from the Vaishnav sect wear udharvapund, Shaiv sect wears tripund and Shakti sect wears roli.

According to Mahant Shri Nritya Gopal Das Ji Maharaj, the tilak and the hair exhibit Indian culture and these are ornaments for men. Vaishnav sect Brahmachari Bapoli said the tilaks help the sadhus to rise above conscious, dreamy and semi-conscious stage. These become a mean to attain God.

Explaining the physical importance of tilak, he said that in the present scenario man indulges in worthless thoughts. A kind of energy emerges on his forehead and the tilak enables the sadhus to control it.

Shaiv and Vaishnav sect sadhus claim that the tripundu and udharpundu exhibit their Gods – Lord Shri Ram and Lord Shiv.

The Shakt Sect wears roli or black tilak. They call it as a shining point. Delhi’s Kapalik Mahakaal Bhairav Nath Saraswati said that according to Indian culture, for a woman, her suhag is of foremost importance. She wears a red roli. Similarly, the roli worn in the form of straight lines shows that the wearer would not be unlucky. It shows that God is one.