Spiritual leader Raseshwari Devi don announce two big initiatives for World Meditation Day 2026, wey go happen on 21 December. One na the opening of a massive Yoga and Meditation Hall wey go seat over 1,500 people near Tangi for Odisha’s Khurda district. The other na a week-long meditation camp for Haridwar from June 11 to June 17, 2026, wey go attract about 2,500 people, including international attendees.
Raseshwari Devi, wey people also call Pujaniya Maai, na yoga teacher and spiritual leader wey dey blend Bhakti Yoga with modern spiritual needs. She dey promote Sanatani Vedic philosophy. She born for Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, inside a family wey dey very devout. From young age, she develop strong connection to meditation after attending a session by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.
Raseshwari Devi get high education. She get honours degree for Mathematics from Bhilai University and master’s degree for English Literature, also from Bhilai University. She be Upanishadic scholar too. At age 22, she embrace complete renunciation, sannyas, under the mentorship of her Guru, Jagadguru Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.
Over the past 30 years, she expand her spiritual and social work across India. For 1998, she establish the Braj Gopika Seva Mission (BGSM) for Odisha. The organisation promote Sanatana Dharma, meditation, humanitarian service, Upanishadic wisdom, and Radha-Krishna devotion. As of 2026, BGSM don conduct spiritual programmes for more than 140 cities.
Her core teachings focus on integrating traditional Vedic philosophies with practical modern living. She dey use curriculum and discourses wey centre on Shri Krishna Bhakti devotional paths. Through targeted educational, healthcare, and cultural initiatives, her work dey bridge traditional devotional teachings with youth outreach and meditation awareness.
Some honours for her career include Spiritual Ambassador from the Youth Peace Ambassador Organisation under the central government’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Global Peace Award 2022. Most recently, she receive the Seva Samman Award 2026.
Raseshwari Devi be unmarried and celibate since age 21. She consider Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj as her mentor. She born on 12 January 1968, so she dey 58 years old now. Her exact net worth no dey public.
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