Mass ‘oblation for departed souls’ ritual conducted across the country : Initiative by Ayodhya Foundation
Devout Hindus performed the ritual for 80 crore Hindus who sacrificed their lives protecting Dharma in the last 2000 years !
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) – A Mass ‘oblation for departed souls’ ritual was performed across the country on Sarvapitri Amavasya for the 80 crore Hindus who had sacrificed their lives in the religious conflict against Christian and Islamic invaders in the last 2000 years. It is because of these Hindu ancestors that 80 % of the nation’s population today is Hindu. To express gratitude towards these Hindu martyrs, Ayodhya Foundation organised a nationwide mass ‘oblation for departed souls’ ritual. Meenakshi Sharan, the Founder of Ayodhya Foundation has been visiting Haridwar to perform this ritual for the last 8 years. This year too she was present along with other devout Hindus at Haridwar’s Chandi Ghat for the ‘oblation for departed souls’ ritual which was performed for all Hindu Martyrs of the last 2000 years.
1. Every year on 15th of August she administers an oath to Hindus that they resolve to conduct an ‘oblation for departed souls’ ritual on Sarvapitri Amavasya for all the Hindu Martyrs. With this in mind her Foundation commemorates 15th August as a Shraddha Sanklpa Din and distributes the sacred Shraddha Saklpa thread to Hindus in India and abroad.
2. 250 Hindus and 21 boys and girls performed the mass ‘oblation for departed souls’ ritual at Chandi Ghat on Sarvapitri Amavasya day on 2nd October. Those who performed the ritual along with their family included Meenakshi Sharan, Nisheeth Sharan, Shivani Sharan from Mumbai, Ashok Windlass, Rtd. Colonel Hunny Bakshi, Rtd. Colonel Datta, Rtd. Colonel Vivek Gupta from Dehradun, Dr Kuldeep Dutta, Sudhir Sharma, Dr Prachi Sharma, Advocate Amita Sachdeva from Delhi, Sandeep Kaur Munjal from Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Pooja Tiwari, Kamal Gautam who is a staunch Hindu loyalist and Ex Mahamantri of the Hindu Jagran Manch from Himachal Pradesh, Mahendra Thakur, Vimal Badauni the Founder of Ghad Sena and Chandrabhan Singh from Chennai.
3. This mission aims to remind Hindus about their valiant and glorious history,to awaken Hindus to be prepared to defend themselves against their enemies and to educate the future generations about the Sanatan traditions and culture.
4. So far lakhs of Hindus from each state of India as well as 16 other nations have joined this mission.
Voluntary participation from Organisations and Corporations
Hindu Jagran Manch ( HP, Uttarakhand, UP), Hindu Yuva Morcha (Chhattisgarh), Hindu Rakshak (MP), Bharat Raksha Manch (Ujjain), Eternal Hindu Foundation (Delhi, Mumbai), Shashwat Bharat Trust (Dehradun), Ghad Sena (Uttarakhand), Panun Kashmir, Sarswat Kashmiri Brahmins Foundation, The Arundhati Foundation (Pune), Devdeveshwar Sansthan (Pune), Samvedna Foundation (HP), Ayodhya Foundation (Nairobi in Kenya), Siddh Vidya Associates (Mumbai), Amita Sachdeva & Associates (Delhi) and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.